THEME EXPLORATION

sensuality and desire

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Times For
Times For
1970 · Stephen Dwoskin
Five Senses of Eros
Five Senses of Eros
2009 · Min Kyu-dong
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His films explore the intersection of physical desire, bodily transformation, and psychological obsession through provocative sci-fi and psychological thrillers.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

He masterfully weaves sensuality and desire into narratives about passion, identity, and human connection with vibrant visual style and emotional depth.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films capture desire as a complex emotional and existential force, examining attraction and longing through deliberate pacing and visual composition.