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THEME EXPLORATION

male perspective on women

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
À ma soeur!
À ma soeur!
2001 · Catherine Breillat
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
2016 · Theodore Melfi
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock → United Kingdom

Consistently portrayed women as objects of desire and suspicion, exploring voyeurism and psychological manipulation through a distinctly male gaze.

Stanley Kubrick → United States

Examined female objectification and male anxiety about women's sexuality across multiple films, from *Lolita* to *Eyes Wide Shut*.

Bernardo Bertolucci → Italy

Explored desire, power dynamics, and the male perspective on women's bodies and sexuality with controversial psychological intensity in works like *Last Tango in Paris*.

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