THEME EXPLORATION

sexual taboos

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Comizi d’amore
Comizi d’amore
1964 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
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
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
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
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
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
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
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Don's Party
Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford
In the Cut
In the Cut
2003 · Jane Campion
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher
2001 · Michael Haneke
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También
2001 · Alfonso Cuarón
Borders of Love
Borders of Love
2022 · Tomasz Wiński
Mosaic Portrait
Mosaic Portrait
2019 · Zhai Yixiang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joachim Trier Denmark

His films like 'Antichrist' and 'Nymphomaniac' explicitly confront sexual taboos through provocative imagery and psychological exploration of desire and transgression.

 Gaspar Noé France

Known for unflinching depictions of sexuality and taboo subjects in films like 'Irréversible' and 'Love,' using graphic content to challenge viewer discomfort.

 Catherine Breillat France

Her work, including 'Romance' and 'Anatomy of Hell,' deliberately examines female sexuality and taboo desires from a feminist perspective with explicit honesty.