THEME EXPLORATION

unfulfilled desire

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
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
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
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
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
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
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
Four Sided Triangle
Four Sided Triangle
1953 · Terence Fisher
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The White Balloon
The White Balloon
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami & Jafar Panahi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films obsess over longing and missed connections between lovers, with visual poetry that mirrors the ache of desire never quite consummated.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

He masterfully explores emotional alienation and the gap between what characters want and what they can achieve or express in relationships.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His characters perpetually chase love, recognition, and connection across melodramatic narratives that expose how desire shapes and damages human lives.