THEME EXPLORATION

sexual desperation

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
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
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
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
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
On the Road
On the Road
2026 · David Pablos
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
In the Cut
In the Cut
2003 · Jane Campion
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joachim Trier Denmark

Explores sexual desperation and female vulnerability through provocative narratives in films like 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Nymphomaniac.'

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Examines desire, longing, and emotional desperation through melodramatic storytelling in works like 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.'

 Michael Haneke Austria

Investigates human desperation and isolation through psychological intensity in films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent.'