THEME EXPLORATION

male sexuality

29 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Dirty Story
A Dirty Story
1977 · Jean Eustache
Eros, the God of Love
Eros, the God of Love
1981 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
American Pie
American Pie
1999 · Paul Weitz
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel
Someone Like Me
Someone Like Me
2026 · Tam Wai-Ching
Agostino
Agostino
1962 · Mauro Bolognini
California Split
California Split
1974 · Robert Altman
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
Identificazione di una donna
Identificazione di una donna
1982 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
2019 · Robert Eggers
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Mike Nichols
Dead End
Dead End
1969 · Chang Cheh
Max My Love
Max My Love
1986 · Nagisa Oshima
The Constellation of Virgin
The Constellation of Virgin
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

Explored male desire, power dynamics, and sexual violence through provocative narratives that challenged societal norms around masculinity.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

Examined masculine vulnerability, homosexual desire, and the psychology of male relationships with unflinching emotional intensity.