THEME EXPLORATION

desire and seduction

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Genou de Claire
Le Genou de Claire
1971 · Eric Rohmer
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Malicious
Malicious
1973 · Salvatore Samperi
Pleasure or Pain
Pleasure or Pain
2013 · Zalman King
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
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
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
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
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
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
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
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Four Nights with Anna
Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films explore the dark undercurrents of desire and seduction through dreamlike narratives that blur reality and obsession, most notably in Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

He masterfully examines desire and seduction as forces of social corruption and moral decay, particularly in Death in Venice and The Leopard.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually intoxicating films capture the melancholic beauty of romantic longing and seduction through stylized cinematography and obsessive character dynamics, exemplified in In the Mood for Love.