THEME EXPLORATION

sexual identity

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
Lost Highway
Lost Highway
1997 · David Lynch
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Gran Casino
Gran Casino
1946 · Luis Buñuel
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Ever Since We Love
Ever Since We Love
2015 · Li Yu
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joaquim Dos Santos USA

His films like 'Milk' and 'My Own Private Idaho' authentically explore LGBTQ+ experiences and identity formation with nuance and emotional depth.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His vibrant and transgressive cinema consistently examines gender identity, desire, and sexual self-discovery through complex, multidimensional characters.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films like 'The Eternal Memory' and other works sensitively portray queer relationships and non-conformist identities within intimate, naturalistic storytelling.