THEME EXPLORATION

sexual behavior

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
1972 · Lucio Fulci
Red Rocket
Red Rocket
2021 · Sean Baker
Sweet Smell of Sex
Sweet Smell of Sex
1965 · Robert Downey Sr
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
For Monkeys Only
For Monkeys Only
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Don's Party
Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford
In the Cut
In the Cut
2003 · Jane Campion
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher
2001 · Michael Haneke
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'Last Tango in Paris' and 'The Conformist' explore sexuality as a complex intersection of desire, power, and identity.

 Nagisa Oshima Japan

His provocative works including 'In the Realm of the Senses' and 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' challenge social taboos through explicit examination of sexual passion and transgression.

 Catherine Breillat France

Her films such as 'Romance' and 'Anatomy of Hell' directly confront sexuality from a feminist perspective, depicting desire and the body with unflinching artistic rigor.