THEME EXPLORATION

sexual content in cinema

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
The Dreamers
The Dreamers
2003 · Bernardo Bertolucci
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Kino-week
Kino-week
1918 · Dziga Vertov
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
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
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
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
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
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'Last Tango in Paris' and 'The Conformist' explore sexuality as a complex force intertwined with power, identity, and social commentary.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Known for provocative examinations of desire and sexuality in works like 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Breaking the Waves,' often challenging audience perceptions.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His transgressive cinema, including 'Salò' and 'Arabian Nights,' interrogates sexuality within broader critiques of power, culture, and human desire.