THEME EXPLORATION

alcohol and intimacy

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg

Scenes from a Marriage

Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman

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async - first light
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Crossing A Dawn

Crossing A Dawn
2026 · Zhao Badou

On the Road
2026 · David Pablos

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2015 · Hong Sang-soo

Throuple
2026 · Greyson Horst

The Great Beauty

The Great Beauty
2013 · Paolo Sorrentino

Damouré Speaks About AIDS

Damouré Speaks About AIDS
1992 · Jean Rouch

Peau contre peau

Peau contre peau
1991 · François Ozon

Borders of Love

Borders of Love
2022 · Tomasz Wiński

Tissues
1980 · Jane Campion

The Girls Are Alright

The Girls Are Alright
2023 · Itsaso Arana

Age Is...
2012 · Stephen Dwoskin

Amor idiota
2004 · Ventura Pons

G.I. Honeymoon
1945 · Phil Karlson

Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival

Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
1989 · Zhang Yimou

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Mike Nichols

Video Letter
1983 · Shuji Terayama

All We Imagine as Light

All We Imagine as Light
2024 · Payal Kapadia

Bramadero
2007 · Julián Hernández

Love 65
1965 · Bo Widerberg

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Louis Malle France

His films like 'Atlantic City' and 'Pretty Baby' intimately explore desire, vulnerability, and how alcohol loosens social constraints in complex relationships.

Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His naturalistic dramas such as 'Naked' and 'Another Year' examine how alcohol fuels emotional honesty, awkwardness, and the messy reality of human connection.

Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

Films like 'The Assassin' and 'Café Lumière' use subtle mise-en-scène to capture moments where alcohol and quiet moments reveal unspoken intimacy and regret.