THEME EXPLORATION

human desire vs ideology

38 films · 2 directors

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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
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
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
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films viscerally pit individual carnal desires and bodily autonomy against oppressive social and religious ideologies, most notably in Salò and Teorema.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

He explores how ideology constrains personal relationships and desires, examining power dynamics between individuals trapped within capitalist and patriarchal systems.