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THEME EXPLORATION

cross-dressing and identity

12 films · 3 directors
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
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
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
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Ernesto
Ernesto
1979 · Salvatore Samperi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His films consistently explore gender fluidity, identity transformation, and LGBTQ+ experiences with emotional depth and visual flair, particularly in works like 'La Ley del Deseo' and 'Todo sobre mi madre'.

David Fincher → United States

Explores psychological identity, gender performance, and transformation through meticulous character studies in films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Social Network,' questioning authentic selfhood.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder → Germany

His provocative cinema interrogates gender roles, sexual identity, and social performance with unflinching intensity, particularly in 'In a Year of 13 Moons,' which directly addresses transgender identity.

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