THEME EXPLORATION

sexuality in cinema

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Une vraie jeune fille
Une vraie jeune fille
1975 · Catherine Breillat
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Illibatezza
Illibatezza
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Kino-week
Kino-week
1918 · Dziga Vertov
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
Bramadero
Bramadero
2007 · Julián Hernández
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films celebrate diverse sexualities and gender identities through vibrant, emotionally complex narratives that center queer experiences and desire.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He explores forbidden desire and sexual tension through visually poetic films that examine passion, longing, and the complexities of intimate relationships.

 Céline Sciamma France

Her films tenderly examine female sexuality and queer desire with nuance and authenticity, particularly in coming-of-age and romantic contexts.