THEME EXPLORATION

sex

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women
1983 · Blake Edwards
Untitled
Untitled
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
2002 · Paul Schrader
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Ken Russell
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
2013 · François Ozon
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989 · J. Lee Thompson
House of Pleasures
House of Pleasures
2011 · Bertrand Bonello
La escondida/The Hidden One
La escondida/The Hidden One
1956 · Roberto Gavaldón
La Pretora
La Pretora
1976 · Lucio Fulci
The Chaser
The Chaser
2008 · Na Hong-jin
Blood Thirst
Blood Thirst
1971 · Newt Arnold
Elevator Lady
Elevator Lady
2025 · Rodante Pajemna Jr.
From Straight A's to XXX
From Straight A's to XXX
2017 · Vanessa Parise
I Am All Girls
I Am All Girls
2021 · Donovan Marsh
Italian Sex
Italian Sex
1974 · Fernando Di Leo
Sodomites
Sodomites
1998 · Gaspar Noé
The Flock
The Flock
2007 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Tahan
Tahan
2022 · Bobby Bonifacio
The Gigolo
The Gigolo
2015 · Amen Au Cheuk-Man
The Wayward Cloud
The Wayward Cloud
2005 · Tsai Ming-liang
Turn the Page
Turn the Page
1999 · Jonas Åkerlund
Young Man on the Bar Masturbating with Rage and Nerve
Young Man on the Bar Masturbating with Rage and Nerve
2015 · Julián Hernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sean Baker USA · Summit

Grants cinematic dignity to society's margins through patient, humanistic observation.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films explore sexual desire and relationships as manifestations of modern alienation and existential emptiness.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He confronts sexuality with unflinching intensity, examining desire, shame, and the body as sites of psychological and social conflict.