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THEME EXPLORATION

human desire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
2026 · Hardik Gajjar
Tropicana
Tropicana
2024 · Omer Tobi
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Central Bazaar
Central Bazaar
1976 · Stephen Dwoskin
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Desire
Desire
2011 · Laurent Bouhnik
Five Senses of Eros
Five Senses of Eros
2009 · Min Kyu-dong
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films dissect the psychological complexity of human longing, passion, and the tension between desire and morality with unparalleled emotional depth.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually intoxicating works explore unfulfilled romantic desire, obsession, and the melancholy of human connection through stylized cinematography and fragmented narratives.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His provocative cinema examines desire in all its forms—sexual, spiritual, and social—challenging societal norms and exposing raw human instincts.

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