THEME EXPLORATION

physical intimacy

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Behindert
Behindert
1974 · Stephen Dwoskin
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
async - first light
async - first light
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Crossing A Dawn
Crossing A Dawn
2026 · Zhao Badou
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
On the Road
On the Road
2026 · David Pablos
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Throuple
Throuple
2026 · Greyson Horst
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
A Smoked Husband
A Smoked Husband
1908 · D.W. Griffith
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
1992 · Jean Rouch
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Ji-geum-eun-mat-go-geu-ddae-neun-teul-li-da
2015 · Hong Sang-soo
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
1953 · Jacques Tati
Laughing Times
Laughing Times
1980 · John Woo
Tissues
Tissues
1980 · Jane Campion
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
1930 · Dziga Vertov
Judou
Judou
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry
1991 · Mike Nichols
Video Letter
Video Letter
1983 · Shuji Terayama
All We Imagine as Light
All We Imagine as Light
2024 · Payal Kapadia
Bramadero
Bramadero
2007 · Julián Hernández
Come Play With Me
Come Play With Me
1968 · Salvatore Samperi
How to Dance
How to Dance
1953 · Jack Kinney
Love 65
Love 65
1965 · Bo Widerberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' explore physical and emotional intimacy with profound psychological depth and vulnerability.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic works such as 'In the Mood for Love' capture the tension, longing, and subtle physicality of human connection through innovative cinematography.

 Claire Denis France

Her films like 'Let the Sunshine In' and 'Trouble Every Day' unflinchingly examine physical desire, sensuality, and bodily connection in contemporary relationships.