THEME EXPLORATION

sexual obsession

40 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
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967 · John Huston
Il miele del diavolo
Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci
Bula
Bula
2022 · Bobby Bonifacio
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Raped by an Angel
Raped by an Angel
1993 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man
1983 · Patrice Chéreau
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
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
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

Explores the intersection of sexuality, obsession, and bodily transformation through visceral, provocative narratives in films like 'Crash' and 'Naked Lunch'.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Examines sexual obsession and desire with unflinching intensity, particularly in 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Antichrist', challenging viewer comfort.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Delves into passionate, often destructive romantic and sexual obsessions with emotional depth and dark humor in works like 'Live Flesh' and 'The Skin I Live In'.