THEME EXPLORATION

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44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
1992 · Neil Jordan
Corsican Brothers
Corsican Brothers
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Air Doll
Air Doll
2009 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
2024 · Ivana Gloria
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Parfait amour!
Parfait amour!
1996 · Catherine Breillat
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Winter Flies
Winter Flies
2018 · Olmo Omerzu
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His films like 'Death in Venice' and 'The Leopard' explore transgressive desires and class boundaries with operatic intensity.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He captures illicit longing and impossible romance through visually stunning narratives of characters trapped between duty and desire.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His provocative cinema consistently examines taboo relationships and moral transgressions with unflinching psychological depth.