THEME EXPLORATION

celibacy vs desire

36 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
2026 · Hardik Gajjar
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution
1964 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Four Nights with Anna
Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Four Sided Triangle
Four Sided Triangle
1953 · Terence Fisher
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The White Balloon
The White Balloon
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami & Jafar Panahi
Borders of Love
Borders of Love
2022 · Tomasz Wiński
Tropicana
Tropicana
2024 · Omer Tobi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films obsessively interrogate the tension between spiritual asceticism and carnal longing, particularly in works like *Teorema* and *Salò*.

 Robert Bresson France

His austere aesthetic explores the conflict between bodily restraint and inner spiritual desire through minimalist narratives of renunciation and temptation.