THEME EXPLORATION

sexual transgression

32 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
Going Places
Going Places
1974 · Bertrand Blier
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
The Ages of Lulu
The Ages of Lulu
1990 · Bigas Luna
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
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
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
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Banmei Takahashi Japan

Pushes boundaries of explicit cinema while cultivating emerging acting talent through fearless provocation.

 Pasquale Festa Campanile Italy

Satirical dissection of Italian middle-class values through irreverent comedy and social critique.

 Virginie Despentes France

Unflinching exploration of desire, marginality, and sexual politics in contemporary culture.