THEME EXPLORATION

unrequited attraction

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Sam Raimi
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
Sale comme un ange
Sale comme un ange
1991 · Catherine Breillat
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
OMG! Oh My Girl
OMG! Oh My Girl
2026 · Thitipong Kerdtongtawee
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
A Loveless Woman
A Loveless Woman
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Bright Star
Bright Star
2009 · Jane Campion
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan
1956 · Kon Ichikawa
Evening Stream
Evening Stream
1960 · Mikio Naruse
Four Nights with Anna
Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Senilita (Quand la chair succombe/As a Man Grows Older/Careless
Senilita (Quand la chair succombe/As a Man Grows Older/Careless
1962 · Mauro Bolognini
The Experience
The Experience
1973 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' are masterpieces of yearning and unspoken desire, exploring characters trapped in cycles of unrequited longing.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His emotionally complex narratives frequently center on characters consuming themselves with desire for those who cannot or will not reciprocate their love.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Through films like 'Summer Interlude' and 'Through a Glass Darkly,' Bergman penetrates the psychological anguish of attraction that cannot be fulfilled or resolved.