THEME EXPLORATION

beauty and identity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
1959 · Luis Buñuel
Parthenope
Parthenope
2024 · Paolo Sorrentino
Lover, Come Back to Me
Lover, Come Back to Me
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games
2000 · John Frankenheimer
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films celebrate identity transformation and self-reinvention through vibrant aesthetics, exploring how beauty and femininity shape personal liberation.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He creates visually stunning explorations of desire and identity where beauty becomes inseparable from how characters construct and perceive themselves.

 Agnès Varda France

She examines aging, beauty standards, and identity throughout her career with poetic visual language that challenges conventional definitions of attractiveness.