THEME EXPLORATION

forbidden desires

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Wedding Night
Wedding Night
1935 · King Vidor
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
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
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Robert Siodmak
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
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
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Sale comme un ange
Sale comme un ange
1991 · Catherine Breillat
Shadow Play
Shadow Play
1997 · Martine Dugowson
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Godari Gattupaina
Godari Gattupaina
2026 · subash chandra
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
Ae Fond Kiss
Ae Fond Kiss
2004 · Ken Loach
Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession
Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession
1980 · Nicolas Roeg
Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution
1964 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Bright Star
Bright Star
2009 · Jane Campion
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films explore the transgressive intersection of desire, decay, and transformation as forbidden territories of human experience.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He consistently confronts viewers with provocative narratives that examine taboo desires, guilt, and the dark impulses lurking beneath social restraint.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His controversial films challenge societal norms by depicting transgressive desires and marginalized experiences with unflinching artistic intensity.