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DESERT HEARTS
This timeless classic is one of the best lesbian love stories ever — and also happens to have one of the hottest love scenes. Just ask the girls from “The L Word” — they studied the movie to help prepare for their roles in the series. Directed by: Donna Deitch, 1986.
THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE
This romantic comedy about teenage lesbian love is bound to put a smile on your face. Starring Ari Nicole Parker and “The L Word’s” Laurel Holloman as the two vastly different high school gals who, incredibly enough, find true love! Directed by: Maria Maggenti, 1995.
AIMEE & JAGUAR
In 1943 Germany, during WWII’s “Battle of Berlin” Lilly Wust (Juliane Kohler) and Felice Schragenheim (Maria Schrader) meet and fall in love. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Erica Fischer, and tells a true story rife with history, romance, and intrigue. Directed by Max Färberböck, 2000.
LES BICHES
is a subtle and intricate tale of desire, despair, and murder. A compelling tale of glamorous Frédérique (Stephane Audran), who picks a poverty-stricken and beautiful woman on the streets of Paris, promptly seducing her and whisking her away to a new life of wealthy bohemia in St. Tropez. Directed by Claude Chabrol, 1968.
BOUND
This film starring Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon, takes you on a journey through the world of the Mafia and the lives of an ex-con called Corky and a Mafia moll called Violet. From the moment they set eyes on each other they are attracted and that spurs them to steal $2 million dollars of the Mafia’s money from Violet’s boyfriend. Directed by the Wachowski Bros, 1996.
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR
Audrey Hepburn and Shirley Maclaine star in this classic film about two teachers falsely accused of a lesbian relationship. Directed by: William Wyler, 1962.
HENRY AND JUNE
Based on the journals of noted Parisian diarist Anaïs Nin, HENRY AND JUNE portrays the love triangle that developed in the 1930s between Nin (Maria de Medeiros), expatriate writer Henry Miller (Fred Ward), and Miller’s wife (Uma Thurman).Directed by Phillip Kaufman, 1990.
THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT
Petra Von Kant is an arrogant, caustic and self-satisfied fashion designer who constantly mistreats Marianne, her slavish assistant. When Petra meets young aspiring model Karin, however, she immediately falls in love and invites Karin to move in, promising to advance her modeling career. But Karin vies for freedom and eventually goes back to her husband, causing Petra to fall into a downward spiral of irrational jealousy and hysteria. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972.
TIPPING THE VELVET
Set in the 1890’s, tells the lesbian love affair between male impersonator music hall star Kitty Butler and Nan Astley, 2002.
AMOUR DE FEMME
Jeanne, a beautiful wife and mother, feels herself slipping further into loneliness and isolation every day. So, she begins spending quality time with the sexy and exuberant Marie, who becomes the conduit for bringing passion back into her life 2004.
FINGERSMITH
Intrigue abound when petty thief Sue Trinder helps con man Richard Rivers defraud a wealthy heiress, Maud Lilly, of her inheritance. But Sue’s plans are thwarted when she falls in love with Maud 2005.
MY SUMMER OF LOVE
This award-winning film juxtaposes the secret longings of two very different young women: the smart Mona (Natalie Press), who’s deeply bored and tired of the poverty of her everyday life, and the rich Tamsin (Emily Blunt), who’s long ceased to be impressed with her well-heeled life. When their worlds collide unexpectedly, they sense an immediate attraction, but can their unusual friendship survive their differences?
HIGH ART
A young female intern at a small magazine company becomes involved with a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both of whom seek to exploit each other for their respective careers, while slowly falling in love with each other.
PERSONAL BEST
The intertwined lives and loves of three highly-ranked athletes striving for the national team.
BOYS DON’T CRY
The story of the life of Brandon Teena, a transgendered teen who preferred life in a male identity until it was discovered he was born biologically female.
