Great lesbian movies

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She-Devil.

Monster, without a doubt. It puts lesbians in a horrible light, but it's an incredible movie. I was really struck by the fact that Charlize Theron's mannerisms and manner of speech were virtually identical to a lesbian I knew who currently lives in FL. Creepy-good acting.

If you're looking for great sex scenes, my nomination is Chloe with Julianne Moore -- OTOH, I've always had a thing for Julianne Moore, so you may not enjoy it as much as I did.

If you want to see a plain-old tearjerker, Lost and Delirious is my fav. I know -- it's deeply adolescent. But I think people might be surprised how often this general plot plays out in real life. These are the lesbians who had the high school/college crush, fell madly in love, and for one reason or another, couldn't make themselves come out. Mostly, they go on to marry men, and, once their kids are grown, finally figure out that they were lesbians all along. Great movie -- starring Piper Perabo, Mischa Barton, and Jessica Pare long before they became famous. And they all look beautiful.

And if you want to see something a little bit thought-provoking (but also with great sex), see Concussion. Apparently it's full of women from Sons of Anarchy (I never watched that), but in this movie they look great and have hot sex together. Interesting ending!

Fingersmith

R4? That's not a movie. But thanks for playing.

True but let's not be pedantic, it is a great lesbian tv show. Well I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Pariah. Such a sad sad movie. But, the ending is inspiring.

The poem at is quoted at end is beautiful.

Lost and Delirious, Aimee and Jaguar, Amour De Femme

there are not enough - and the bad ones are pitched to a straight audiencw

Bound, hands down. Attractive women, interesting plot, neither of the leads end up dead or with a man at the end of the movie...

Bound. Which I love.

Imagine You and Me is okay.

The rest are generally awful, worthy, affected trash where invariably a lesbian has to die for being a deviant or go back to men.

Lesbians are horrible film makers. They usually make better television. As long as it's not about lesbians. When they lose their minds again.

And I say all this as a lesbian.

Amen, R10.

"Viola di Mare". Probably for me because one of the leads reminds me of the "one that got away".

I don't think there are any great lesbian films. But at least there are a few that are pretty good.

John Sayles' Lianna

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Lina Wertmuller's Sotto, Sotto

Serving in Silence

Two Mothers for Zachary

A Question of Love (with Gena Rowlands & Jane Alexander)

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

Any movie in which lesbians die.

Water Lilies is my fave one.

I'm partial to The Group. There is a sneaky lesbian triumph in the final scene amidst all the tragedy and disillusion. I love the Candice Bergen character.

Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) France

Show Me Love (1998) Sweden

Another Way (1982) Hungary

Ingmar Bergman saw Show Me Love and called it a masterpiece - a very sweet, coming-of-age film with amazing performances.

Incidentally, all three films were directed by heterosexual men.

Desert Hearts is a classic. It's a period piece with emotional heft and erotic lift.

Personal Best from 1982

Manji is a completely twisted film with an extremely unsettling lesbian relationship/obsession at its core.

DO NOT MISS.

The uncut version of Caligula has a nice 10 minute girl-on-girl scene.

What did anyone think of Nicole Conn's Elena Undone?

Necar Zadegan and Traci Dinwiddie had great chemistry in the film.

What is Nicole Conn like outside of her directing profession? Is she still with Marina Rice Bader?

The Killing of Sister George

Clare of the Moon, not because it is anything to see, but because it has been deemed a rite of passage:

Mainstream media review of COTM:

Bound

Kiss Me

Imagine Me & You

Heavenly Creatures with Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey was pretty good.

r24 - That was a fun post, especially with the director herself weighing in in the comments section.

It turned into some sort of Lesbian Data Lounge - but with names!

I have not seen this film, but now I want to.

Desert Hearts was a great film -- and it had a happy ending!

Mrs. Roper rocked in it.

Bound

The Heat!! Just saying

Not a movie, but I just recalled a quiet little PBS presentation called "The War Widow."

The Kids are All Right

You girls have bad taste in movies. You must be very young.

not even lesbian porn features women who are primarily lesbian. Must suck being lesbian

Tipping the Velvet

High Art and Bar Girls.

I can't believe I'm the first to mention "Mulholland Drive"!

Damn, r38, you are right. Even I thought this couple was hot.

Does Showgirls count?

Entre Nous

Lianna

Rebecca

Oh dear, r13. Wertmuller's Sotto Sotto is particularly anti gay and anti lesbian. Why the praise?

Blue is the Warmest Color

Gaudi Afternoon

Johnny Guitar

Campy "Walk on the Wild Side" with Stanwyck as a lesbian madam.

MURDEROUS MAIDS

When Night Is Falling

Amour de Femme

Silence of the Lambs.

Heavenly Creatures.

Tipping the velvet is great

Bound is super hot

Blue is the warmest colour has very real and hot french lesbian sex scenes. The french know how to do it...

But these have been said.

Being John malkovitch

Audra Lindley became Mrs. Roper just after she divorced James Whitmore. After Three's Company, she did Desert Hearts...

Have you seen any good lesbian movies recently?

Though it was ultimately rather heart-wrenching and depressing, I was thrilled as a just-coming-out lesbian to stumble across Portrait of a Marriage, back in 1992 when it aired in the US on public television.

It is the British miniseries based on the autobiographical novel by Nigel Nicolson, writing about the the marriage of convenience between Nicolson's parents, historian Harold Nicolson and novelist Vita Sackville-West.

Vita is played by the great Janet McTeer.

"Although the elder Nicolson was homosexual, his wife Vita was not only forgiving, but also obliging when he strayed from home and hearth to pursue partners of his own gender. After all, Vita was herself embroiled in a torrid -- and ultimately tragic -- affair with one Violet Keppel (played by Cathryn Harrison). The winner of a BAFTA award for Best Costume Design, Portrait of a Marriage was telecast in Britain and New Zealand in 1990, and in the United States two years later."

...You might be able to find it on youtube. I watched it about a year ago that way.

I love Bound. The ending was the best. It was nice to see a movie with a definite ending for a change. I loved that they ended up getting away with it AND also ended up together. Great movie.

The Hunger. It's new wave erotica

Bare, starring Dianna Agron and Paz de la Huerta, is coming to Tribeca Film Festival this spring. I'm looking forward to this film.

Frozen.

R60 are you referring to this movie?

It hasn't opened yet in the US, but I want to see THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY. The Borgen woman plays one of the leads.

*hugs R62

The trailer seems very intriguing. i totally like it. Thanks for your info!

How about 'Boulevard'?

Has anyone seen it? I haven't, but i found this among a list of lesbian films.

The Children's Hour

I enjoyed 'Kissing Jessica Stein' even though she ends up not being "gay enough."

I can't remember the writer/star's name, but her long time partner, Jon Hamm, went on to huge success in Mad Men.

She's very cute, funny and cool. I wish she were gay enough to be a lesbian!!

Wild Side (1995)

Saving Face (2004)

Joe + Belle (2011)

I always loved the movie Fried Green Tomatos and found out later is was intended to be a lesbian film. Ten year old me certainly picked up on that vibe. Still love it

The film Fire, dir. by Deepa Mehta. Its premise is a little cliched (and was critiqued by Indian lesbians and feminists for this reason): 2 women, who happen to be sisters-in-law, are neglected by their husbands and fall in love with each other. The script is heavyhanded in places, but really lifts from the point where the relationship starts. The performances by Indian actresses Nandita Das and Shabana Azmi are lovely and natural, and the ending is upbeat, for once.

Traci Dinwiddie promoting Raven's Touch that's coming out on August 6, 2015. It was directed by Marina Rice Bader.

My Summer of Love;

The Vanessa Redgrave part of If These Walls Could Talk;

Fire from the Earth-Fire-Water trilogy;

Aimee & Jaguar;

"The Bostonians" has to be one of the worst.

The Seventh Victim

Dracula's Daughter. The whole movie is a subtext about being gay.

Cannonball Run

Elena Undone

Bump.

Family

Bound with Jennifer Tilly!

I loved Elena Undone. The love story not the real life interviews in between. Also Perfect Ending Disobedience Aimee and Jaguar Carol

Has anyone seen Disobedience yet?

I watched this review about Disobedience yesterday and it totally sneaked up on me as I thought it would be garbage, but they ended up raving about it. And now I can't wait to see it.

By the way, here's the main Disobedience thread if you're interested.

It was a made for tv movie, but the Cagney and Lacey movie

Also, Basic Instinct

Bound