THEME EXPLORATION

unconventional woman

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
The Tempest
The Tempest
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
1972 · Ken Russell
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Throuple
Throuple
2026 · Greyson Horst
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush
2010 · Harmony Korine & Leos Carax
A Moment in Love
A Moment in Love
1956 · Shirley Clarke
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd
1967 · John Schlesinger
Loving Couples
Loving Couples
1964 · Mai Zetterling
Mr. Church
Mr. Church
2016 · Bruce Beresford
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Sweetie
Sweetie
1989 · Jane Campion
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling
Ode to Nothing
Ode to Nothing
2019 · Dwein Ruedas Baltazar
A Knight for Vasoula
A Knight for Vasoula
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
Butterfly
Butterfly
1974 · Shuji Terayama
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
The Fracking War
The Fracking War
2013 · Fernando Solanas
The Misfits
The Misfits
2021 · Renny Harlin
Bad Girl Island
Bad Girl Island
2007 · Stewart Raffill
Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies
Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies
2015 · Jung Bum-shik
Eros, the God of Love
Eros, the God of Love
1981 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Stepping into Love
Stepping into Love
2023 · Damián Romay
Stormtroopers II
Stormtroopers II
1982 · Salvatore Samperi
The Girl from Trieste
The Girl from Trieste
1982 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
The Day of Swapping
The Day of Swapping
2017 · Myeong Seok Hwan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

Her films present complex, morally ambiguous female characters who defy societal expectations through raw physicality and emotional restraint.

 Agnès Varda France

A pioneering filmmaker who centered unconventional women—aging, working-class, rebellious—with radical empathy and formal innovation throughout her career.