THEME EXPLORATION

sexual repression

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
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
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
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
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Sam Taylor-Johnson
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Barbara
Barbara
2012 · Christian Petzold
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Don's Party
Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford
In the Cut
In the Cut
2003 · Jane Campion
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Akira Kurosawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films obsessively examine desire, power dynamics, and the destructive consequences of emotional and sexual repression within relationships and society.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He explores the psychological torment of suppressed sexuality and unfulfilled desires with psychological depth, particularly in works examining marriage and intimacy.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist cinema frequently subverts bourgeois sexual repression through provocative imagery and absurdist narratives that expose hidden desires.