Recommend me some well-made lesbian feature films.
October 29, 2010 8:26 AM Subscribe
Recommend me some well-made lesbian feature films. Ones I have liked: Go Fish, When Night is Falling, Bound, Desert Hearts, High Art, The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love.
Response by poster: @hought20 I liked If These Walls Could Talk 2, as well. Wasn't so keen on Better than Chocolate (the plot felt forced) and But I'm a Cheerleader (too kitsch).
posted by maryrosecook at 8:34 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by maryrosecook at 8:34 AM on October 29, 2010
Tipping the Velvet is more of a three-part series but is pretty great.
posted by FAMOUS MONSTER at 8:42 AM on October 29, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by FAMOUS MONSTER at 8:42 AM on October 29, 2010 [2 favorites]
Imagine Me & You
posted by sigmagalator at 8:46 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by sigmagalator at 8:46 AM on October 29, 2010
Salmonberries is one I liked a lot.
posted by Sidhedevil at 8:47 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by Sidhedevil at 8:47 AM on October 29, 2010
I loved Saving Face.
posted by Zophi at 8:53 AM on October 29, 2010 [5 favorites]
posted by Zophi at 8:53 AM on October 29, 2010 [5 favorites]
Lost and Delirious is one of my wife's favorite movies.
posted by pocams at 8:55 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by pocams at 8:55 AM on October 29, 2010
F*cking Amal, Swedish and SO GOOD. It has an American English title but it's lame and I don't remember it. I also loved Kissing Jessica Stein, but I'm straight and I know that's a bit controversial since it's about characters "trying on" a same sex relationship. But that happens too and I think they were realistic about it.
posted by sweetkid at 8:55 AM on October 29, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by sweetkid at 8:55 AM on October 29, 2010 [2 favorites]
Fingersmith is based on a work by the same author as Tipping the Velvet. It's a three-part BBC series. The plot gets a bit convoluted, but it's pretty good nonetheless. Also, not nearly as much nudity as I was hoping for.
posted by elder18 at 8:56 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by elder18 at 8:56 AM on October 29, 2010
Saving Face is probably my favorite romance out of the lot I've seen; Bound is one of my favorite movies, but I tend to think of it more as a mob/heist movie than a love story.
posted by endless_forms at 8:58 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by endless_forms at 8:58 AM on October 29, 2010
Fucking Amal = Show Me Love in the North American release.
posted by avocet at 8:59 AM on October 29, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by avocet at 8:59 AM on October 29, 2010 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: Liked: Fucking Amal, Fire, Fingersmith, Kissing Jessica Stein
Didn't like: Tipping the Velvet (a bit gauchely done), Imagine Me and You (didn't buy the romance), Lost and Delirious (plot too contrived), Fingersmith
Haven't seen (yay!): Salmonberries, Saving Face.
Thank you very much for all the suggestions. I think the common themes amongst the lesbian films I like are they they are fairly low-key, not camp, and I believe in the romance.
posted by maryrosecook at 9:06 AM on October 29, 2010
Didn't like: Tipping the Velvet (a bit gauchely done), Imagine Me and You (didn't buy the romance), Lost and Delirious (plot too contrived), Fingersmith
Haven't seen (yay!): Salmonberries, Saving Face.
Thank you very much for all the suggestions. I think the common themes amongst the lesbian films I like are they they are fairly low-key, not camp, and I believe in the romance.
posted by maryrosecook at 9:06 AM on October 29, 2010
Wonderful lesbian subplot in Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her.
Also, Monster, of course.
posted by hermitosis at 9:10 AM on October 29, 2010
Also, Monster, of course.
posted by hermitosis at 9:10 AM on October 29, 2010
The Midwife's Tale
(Note, not "A Midwife's Tale", the PBS series on Martha Ballard.)
posted by 8dot3 at 9:18 AM on October 29, 2010
(Note, not "A Midwife's Tale", the PBS series on Martha Ballard.)
posted by 8dot3 at 9:18 AM on October 29, 2010
BBC TV series: Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
posted by MuffinMan at 9:24 AM on October 29, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by MuffinMan at 9:24 AM on October 29, 2010 [3 favorites]
I've heard good things about I Can't Think Straight, but I haven't seen it.
posted by nooneyouknow at 9:24 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by nooneyouknow at 9:24 AM on October 29, 2010
Has anyone mentioned Waiting for the Moon, which is about Gertrude and Alice? Slow-moving but quite lovely.
posted by not that girl at 9:33 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by not that girl at 9:33 AM on October 29, 2010
But I'm a Cheerleader.
However, it has *all* the camp.
posted by curious_yellow at 9:44 AM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
However, it has *all* the camp.
posted by curious_yellow at 9:44 AM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks for the shower of recommendations.
Going to check out Saving Face, Waiting for the Moon, The Midwife's Tale.
@rtha Where can I find a copy of By Hook or By Crook?
posted by maryrosecook at 9:51 AM on October 29, 2010
Going to check out Saving Face, Waiting for the Moon, The Midwife's Tale.
@rtha Where can I find a copy of By Hook or By Crook?
posted by maryrosecook at 9:51 AM on October 29, 2010
Amazon has it; I bought a copy at....Amoeba, or Streetlight, maybe, in San Francisco.
posted by rtha at 10:03 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by rtha at 10:03 AM on October 29, 2010
@rtha ugh. HATED By Hook or By Crook. So. Awful. Glad to know it found an audience somewhere, but ugh... not with me.
Saving Face was charming.
I started to watch Steam last week but ran out of time. It's still in my Netflix queue though so I can finish it. I like it but the love story line has just barely been introduced.
I didn't care for Puccini For Beginners, but you may. Similarly... Girl Play.
You might also consider: All Over Me, Loving Annabelle and D.E.B.S.
posted by FlamingBore at 10:09 AM on October 29, 2010
Saving Face was charming.
I started to watch Steam last week but ran out of time. It's still in my Netflix queue though so I can finish it. I like it but the love story line has just barely been introduced.
I didn't care for Puccini For Beginners, but you may. Similarly... Girl Play.
You might also consider: All Over Me, Loving Annabelle and D.E.B.S.
posted by FlamingBore at 10:09 AM on October 29, 2010
My Summer of Love is a great movie about girls and intimacy (which may or may not actually be lesbian). It's kind of hard to explain, but you still may enjoy it.
I want to 2nd All Over Me. This is a great film reflecting the general 90s mood and New York, which just happens to be about a girl understanding her sexuality.
posted by WeekendJen at 10:33 AM on October 29, 2010
I want to 2nd All Over Me. This is a great film reflecting the general 90s mood and New York, which just happens to be about a girl understanding her sexuality.
posted by WeekendJen at 10:33 AM on October 29, 2010
I'm surprised no one has recommended the other two movies by High Art's writer/director: Laurel Canyon and The Kids Are All Right. They're just as non-campy and elegant as High Art was.
posted by kalapierson at 10:49 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by kalapierson at 10:49 AM on October 29, 2010
It's been quite a few years since I saw it, but I remember enjoying She Must be Seeing Things.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 10:58 AM on October 29, 2010
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 10:58 AM on October 29, 2010
I like Claire of the Moon, but I think I'm the only one who does.
posted by sineala at 11:23 AM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by sineala at 11:23 AM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
Heavenly Creatures is by turns very sweet and very scary.
posted by Lieber Frau at 11:36 AM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Lieber Frau at 11:36 AM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
I really liked Boys on the Side. I am not really sure if it qualifies as a Lesbian movie as that is but one aspect of the plot. Mary Louis Parker was amazing in this role and the music was beyond compare. Read some reviews if you wish as the movie was not without its flaws but I would give this one thumbs up.
posted by caddis at 11:56 AM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by caddis at 11:56 AM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
Seconding Heavenly Creatures. I've seen it a zillion times. Brilliant first role for Kate Winslet.
posted by Dragonness at 12:24 PM on October 29, 2010
posted by Dragonness at 12:24 PM on October 29, 2010
I thought 2 Seconds was great, but that's probably at least in part because I love bikes and bike shops.
posted by richyoung at 12:50 PM on October 29, 2010
posted by richyoung at 12:50 PM on October 29, 2010
I haven't seen Love My Life yet, but have been meaning to; it may be a little weird or clichéd-feeling out of its context (Japan is pretty different from North America or Europe). Spider Lilies might be a little too over-the-top for you.
posted by wintersweet at 1:15 PM on October 29, 2010
posted by wintersweet at 1:15 PM on October 29, 2010
D.E.B.S.
I've seen a lot of gay movies, and this is one that is actually well written and acted.
To me, the mark of a good gay movie is one that would still be good if the two lead characters were straight (aka - pelase tell me that you being gay is not the only reason I am watching this movie).
I second the suggestions Imagine Me & You, and Kissing Jessica Stein.
posted by faheypb at 1:29 PM on October 29, 2010
I've seen a lot of gay movies, and this is one that is actually well written and acted.
To me, the mark of a good gay movie is one that would still be good if the two lead characters were straight (aka - pelase tell me that you being gay is not the only reason I am watching this movie).
I second the suggestions Imagine Me & You, and Kissing Jessica Stein.
posted by faheypb at 1:29 PM on October 29, 2010
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) is one of my favourites.
It's funny, sweet, and warm.
posted by Hot buttered sockpuppets at 4:07 PM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
It's funny, sweet, and warm.
posted by Hot buttered sockpuppets at 4:07 PM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
Kissing Jessica Stein. Not awesome, but pretty charming, and certainly worth your time.
posted by Gilbert at 5:08 PM on October 29, 2010
posted by Gilbert at 5:08 PM on October 29, 2010
A few that haven't been mentioned:
The Hunger (A classic lesbian vampire movie from 1983: Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, David Bowie, Bauhaus...)
Unveiled (Fremde Haut) (I thought this was just a good movie, lesbian or no.)
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (slightly low-rent production values, and a small dose of camp, but it's in-group camp and I'm a movie snob and found it enjoyable.)
AfterEllen is a good source of lesbian movie reviews.
posted by neko75 at 6:18 PM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Hunger (A classic lesbian vampire movie from 1983: Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, David Bowie, Bauhaus...)
Unveiled (Fremde Haut) (I thought this was just a good movie, lesbian or no.)
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (slightly low-rent production values, and a small dose of camp, but it's in-group camp and I'm a movie snob and found it enjoyable.)
AfterEllen is a good source of lesbian movie reviews.
posted by neko75 at 6:18 PM on October 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
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