THEME EXPLORATION

sexuality and identity

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
1955 · Luis Buñuel
Les Doigts dans le ventre
Les Doigts dans le ventre
1988 · François Ozon
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
The Brazilwood Man
The Brazilwood Man
1982 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Eros, the God of Love
Eros, the God of Love
1981 · Walter Hugo Khouri
My Dearest Señorita
My Dearest Señorita
2026 · Fernando González Molina
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films celebrate LGBTQ+ characters and identities with emotional depth, exploring desire, love, and self-discovery through vibrant, intimate narratives.

 Joaquim Dos Santos United States

His work examines queer desire, identity formation, and marginalized lives with poetic sensitivity and unflinching honesty about sexuality and belonging.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films explore repressed desire, gender fluidity, and identity through metaphor and style, capturing the ache of hidden sexualities.