THEME EXPLORATION

forbidden relationship

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · David Yates
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
A Frozen Flower
A Frozen Flower
2008 · Yoo Ha
All Things Fair
All Things Fair
1995 · Bo Widerberg
Everlasting Love
Everlasting Love
2014 · Marçal Forés
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Your Heart Will Be Broken
Your Heart Will Be Broken
2026 · Mikhail Vaynberg
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
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
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
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
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
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
2013 · Jan Hřebejk
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luca Guadagnino Italy

His films like 'Call Me By Your Name' and 'Suspiria' explore transgressive desire and power dynamics across forbidden boundaries with sensual intensity.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His works such as 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' examine illicit attraction and emotional entanglement between people bound by social constraints.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films like 'Teorema' and 'Salò' confront taboo relationships and transgressive sexuality as critiques of power and social norms.