THEME EXPLORATION

desire vs. duty

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Black Panther
Black Panther
2018 · Ryan Coogler
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
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
Facing Windows
Facing Windows
2003 · Ferzan Özpetek
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
The Boy Who Gave
The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution
1964 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Four Nights with Anna
Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films examine the tension between personal desires and familial obligations with quiet, devastating precision.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He unflinchingly explores the conflict between individual yearning and moral/social responsibility across deeply psychological narratives.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films capture the melancholy beauty of characters torn between romantic desire and life's practical demands.