THEME EXPLORATION

sexual politics

39 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Don's Party
Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Caligula
Caligula
1979 · Tinto Brass
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Love Strange Love
Love Strange Love
1982 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
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
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Jon Favreau
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
In the Cut
In the Cut
2003 · Jane Campion
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

Explores desire, physicality, and power imbalances between genders through sensual cinematography and complex character relationships.