Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977 / R / 2h 16m A schoolteacher leads a double life of sexual exploration in New York City, seeking connection while courting danger. Raw, controversial, and devastating, the film presents desire without moral rescue.
Director: Richard Brooks Diane Keaton / Richard Gere
— Bitter Moon 1992 / R / 2h 19m A paralyzed writer recounts a sadomasochistic relationship marked by obsession, humiliation, and mutual destruction. Cruel, erotic, and psychologically relentless, Bitter Moon treats love as a battlefield with no winners.
Director: Roman Polanski Peter Coyote / Emmanuelle Seigner
