THEME EXPLORATION

sexual dysfunction

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Elia Kazan
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967 · John Huston
Shame
Shame
2011 · Steve McQueen
All Ladies Do It
All Ladies Do It
1992 · Tinto Brass
A Bad Summer
A Bad Summer
2025 · Hideo Jojo
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
One, Two, Three, Sun
One, Two, Three, Sun
1993 · Bertrand Blier
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
The Northerners
The Northerners
1992 · Alex van Warmerdam
The Dark Side of Love
The Dark Side of Love
1984 · Salvatore Samperi
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · 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
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
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
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart
1986 · Bruce Beresford
Happy End
Happy End
2017 · Michael Haneke
In the Cut
In the Cut
2003 · Jane Campion
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'Last Tango in Paris' and 'The Conformist' explore sexual desire, repression, and dysfunction through psychologically complex characters navigating power and intimacy.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He examines sexual dysfunction and bodily alienation through provocative body horror and psychological narratives in films like 'Crash' and 'A History of Violence.'

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His controversial works including 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Antichrist' unflinchingly explore sexual pathology, shame, and dysfunction as central human struggles.