THEME EXPLORATION

temptation and desire

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Beauty Is Not a Sin
Beauty Is Not a Sin
2024 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
2026 · Hardik Gajjar
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution
1964 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Four Nights with Anna
Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films obsessively explore psychological obsession, forbidden desire, and the corrupting nature of temptation through morally complex protagonists.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

He masterfully depicts passionate desire, sensuality, and the emotional consequences of surrendering to temptation with visual vibrancy and narrative complexity.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films capture longing, yearning, and unfulfilled desire through melancholic romance and characters tormented by temptation they cannot resist.