The Best and the Worst

Tell us your favorite, and least favorite, Lesbian films, and why.

Permalink Reply by Film Grrrl on February 11, 2008 at 3:01pm: My favorites include Bound, Show Me Love, and Incredibly True Adventures. Bound is just great film noir, and turns the Mafia flick on its head so effectively. Show Me Love is that rarest of birds: the great teen drama. And True Adventures takes the teen drama of self-discovery and turns it, too, on its head, making it a social commentary as much as it is a lesbian coming-out drama. And the leads are just so cute!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by meow meow on February 23, 2008 at 8:25am: BEST:
When Night is Falling -for all round charm, believable love story, and cinematography.

Gia -for Angelina Jolie's haunting beauty and tragic fate

Lost and Delirious -painful to watch but struck a chord concerning internalized homophobia and the insidous damage it can wreak on relationships

Wild Side -for the most explicit and realistic lesbian sex scene I've ever seen... obviously Anne Heche has had experience!

Desert Hearts -a moving love story that was ahead of its time.

WORST:
Claire of the Moon -without a doubt, failed on so many levels! Dull, boring, womens workshop...they talk and talk and talk with no passion. The frigid psychiatrist + over-rated straight girl = one bone dry drama!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MyOhMy75 on March 22, 2008 at 6:38am: Lost and Delirious is one of my favorites. I think meow meow summed up why this is such a great movie perfectly.

Loving Annabelle is another favorite of mine. I see that movie as very symbolic of different generations dealing with being lesbian and homophobia.

Grey Matters I loved. It was nice to laugh about being a lesbian, very funny.

Worst(s): Claire of the Moon. I also am on the fence about High Art.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Film Grrrl on March 23, 2008 at 7:08am: Film Grrrl agrees with Lost + Delirious. It's one of the few lesbian films I cannot view often because it makes me so sad. Annabelle left me cold. As for Gia, I thought Elizabeth Mitchell was the hot one. And yes, Claire of the Moon is so bad on so many levels. Also, give Love & Suicide a try. It grows on you, and the leads are appealing.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alan on April 19, 2008 at 2:19pm: Tipping the Velvet(BBC): good story and surprisingly, um, cinema verite
Monkey's Mask: underrated thriller with Kelly Mcgillis(??!!)
Vampire Lesbos: fun, fun, fun burlesque lesbian undead drugging and seducing in the mediterranean heat...didn't really like the end, i was rooting for the Vamp, but everything leading up to the end was cool.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Film Grrrl on April 28, 2008 at 4:57am: Check out "Across the Universe" at 9 minutes into the film for what is the sweetest, truest and sexiest lesbian ballad you'll hear in many a day. Let Film Grrrl know if you agree, or not.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Film Grrrl on May 3, 2008 at 4:35am: Film Grrrl agrees on Therese. See FG's review of it for her take on the film.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by thunderchicken3000 on July 9, 2008 at 3:28am: I was absolutely taken by Tipping the Velvet - I love the highly stylized shots which give the film a lot of light-heartedness, but at the same time explores a part of society that the Victorians both tried to hide but were also fascinated with. Also Fried Green Tomatoes and If These Walls Could Talk 2. Ellen DeGeneres driving 20 miles an hour while shouting at passing motorists, 'i've got sperm' really makes my day. But I am a Cheerleader is great for campy humor, as well.

As far as movies I think are bad, I would say anything that is meant to cater to some teenage boy's fantasies under the banner of lesbian films are really disappointing.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by TheDarkness on July 30, 2008 at 10:11pm: my favorite is most definitely Aimée and Jaguar. it just blew me away. i was enraptured by the characters and fell in love with their relationship. it made me cry. this is actually one of my favorite movies ever, let alone Lesbian films.

my other favorite is Loving Anabelle. i have to admit, i was totally smitten by Erin Kelly. i couldn't take my eyes off of her. the movie could have been horrible, though it wasn't, and i still would love it. the story is an old one; they just made the main characters lesbian. sensual beauty entrances me, on any level, and i found Erin Kelly dripping with it.

while i really like Bound, i don't really think of it as a lesbian film, so much as a film with lesbians in it. it may be an irrelevant distinction, but it exists in my head.

it's not a film, but The L-word, while being a bit high society and cleaner than the real world, is nonetheless one of my favorites. there are so many different types of lesbian and gender bender relationships represented. i enjoy the diversity of the show's exposition. the sex is pretty hot too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Film Grrrl on August 2, 2008 at 3:00am: Thanks Friend-Darkness. Film Grrrl also likes Aimee, an excellent film on several levels. As to Annabelle, Film Grrrl is not a fan. She found it all hard to swallow, with so-so acting. And the women did not float Film Grrrl's boat -- at least not enough to get out of the harbour. FIlm Grrrl takes your point on Bound -- it's a good point, and Bound remains a Film Grrrl fave. It takes the mob flick genre and turns it on its head with such glee and effectiveness.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Film Grrrl on August 2, 2008 at 3:01am: Warning! The version of Wild Side on NF is an eviscerated version. The guts are truly gone. Let NF know you want the original film. See Film Grrrl's review for details. Thank You.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Film Grrrl on October 13, 2008 at 6:04am: Film Grrrl agrees with Waxpoetic's thinking -- perhaps not on the exact ordering, but overall. Film Grrrl is a massive Sally Hawkins fan. BTW, Film Grrrl has Friends space on NF. Join!; ▶ Reply to This