THEME EXPLORATION

sexuality in cinema

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Une vraie jeune fille
Une vraie jeune fille
1975 · Catherine Breillat
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Illibatezza
Illibatezza
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films celebrate diverse sexualities and gender identities with vibrant passion, making LGBTQ+ experiences central to narratives of desire, identity, and human connection.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He explores repressed desire and sensuality through visual poetry, using color and movement to convey the intensity of sexual tension and romantic longing.

 Claire Denis France

Her films examine sexuality with unflinching intimacy, exploring power dynamics, desire, and the body as sites of complex human experience and vulnerability.