Tag: Desire
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AMERICAN GRAFFITI
“American Graffiti” is a 1973 film directed and co-written by George Lucas, along with Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. This nostalgic coming-of-age story is set in Modesto, California, in the summer of 1962. It follows a group of teenagers over a single night, filled with cruising, parties, and personal reflection, as they prepare to transition…
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FELLINI SATYRICON
“Fellini Satyricon” is a surreal and dreamlike film directed by Federico Fellini in 1969. It is loosely based on the fragmented ancient Roman text “Satyricon” by Gaius Petronius Arbiter, a courtier during Emperor Nero’s reign. Instead of providing a faithful adaptation, Fellini transforms Petronius’s episodic satire into a phantasmagoric journey through the decaying grandeur of…
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SHORT FILM: ROSEBUD (NSFW)
“Rosebud” is a 1991 British short film written and directed by Cheryl Farthing. It follows Kay, a woman in her late twenties who has just moved into a new flat. Her immediate neighbors are a lesbian couple who are affectionate, stylish, and openly intimate with one another. Kay becomes enchanted by the genuine closeness of…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE
“Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” is a 1983 war drama directed by Nagisa Ōshima and adapted from Laurens van der Post’s novel “The Seed and the Sower.” The film is recognized for its exploration of cultural conflict, honor, desire, and humanity within the harsh realities of a World War II prisoner-of-war camp. The haunting score was…
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CALMOS aka FEMME FATALES (NSFW)
Calmos (also known as Femme Fatales, 1976), written and directed by Bertrand Blier, is a surreal and satirical comedy that takes the classic “battle of the sexes” trope and pushes it to absurd extremes with a dreamlike logic. The film begins with Paul (Jean-Pierre Marielle), a Parisian gynecologist who is exhausted and disillusioned after years…
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SHORT FILM: RECKLESS (NSFW)
“Reckless” is a short film from 2013, written by Einar Sverdrup and directed by Bjørn Erik Pihlmann Sørensen. The film is set during the hottest summer on record in a quiet suburban neighborhood. The oppressive heat and lethargy permeate the atmosphere, intensifying the restlessness often felt during adolescence. Sofie (Silje Hagrim Dahl), a teenage girl,…
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HAPPINESS
“Happiness” is a 1998 darkly comedic and deeply unsettling ensemble film written and directed by Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollshouse, Storytelling). It interweaves the lives of several characters from suburban New Jersey who are searching for fulfillment. The film’s tone shifts between satire, tragedy, and taboo, exploring themes of alienation, sexual frustration, family dysfunction,…
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THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a 1975 musical, comedy, and horror film written by Richard O’Brien and directed by Jim Sharman, who also co-wrote it. The film, based on O’Brien’s 1973 stage play of the same name, has become a cultural phenomenon despite initially being a box office flop upon its release. The film…
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THE HUNGER
“The Hunger” is a 1983 horror film directed by Tony Scott in his feature directorial debut. Inspired by the 1981 novel by Whitley Strieber, the film explores themes of immortality, desire, and decay and is noted for its Gothic aesthetic and erotic undertones. The story centers around Miriam Blaylock (Catherine Deneuve), an elegant and enigmatic…
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CAFÉ FLESH (NSFW)
“Café Flesh” is a cult post-apocalyptic science fiction erotic film released in 1982. It was directed by Stephen Sayadian under the pseudonym Rinse Dream and co-written with Jerry Stahl (credited as Herbert W. Day). The film is widely regarded as a cult classic as it attracted conventional audiences into adult cinema. Besides its explicit content,…
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