I'm not lesbian, nor a female, but I'll chime in, FWLIW.
I just saw the grueling, 3 hr long Blue Is The Warmest Color (NC-17). The French scenery and the characters were actually pretty convincing and engaging, and worthwhile on their own. (and Adele Exarchopoulos is easy on my eyes, I admit), but the sex scene was really rather saddening (and, like, 10 minutes long). Porn for guys, with lots of butt-slapping. If that's your thing, I don't judge you, but it made me feel dirty, and I still have admittedly somewhat of an adolescent mind. Only after the movie did I read any reviews on it, and the two main characters were extremely upfront that the director made them feel very uncomfortable, and they would not work with him again. I'm happy for that.
I did see, many years ago, Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål), and rather liked it. Again, scenery, and likeable characters. There was a pretty intense kissing scene in the back of a car. But it didn't seem cheap. It was a coming of age story in heterosexist rural Sweden. It was subtitled, as was Blue, but I didn't mind. I love the Swedish language.
I just saw the grueling, 3 hr long Blue Is The Warmest Color (NC-17). The French scenery and the characters were actually pretty convincing and engaging, and worthwhile on their own. (and Adele Exarchopoulos is easy on my eyes, I admit), but the sex scene was really rather saddening (and, like, 10 minutes long). Porn for guys, with lots of butt-slapping. If that's your thing, I don't judge you, but it made me feel dirty, and I still have admittedly somewhat of an adolescent mind. Only after the movie did I read any reviews on it, and the two main characters were extremely upfront that the director made them feel very uncomfortable, and they would not work with him again. I'm happy for that.
I did see, many years ago, Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål), and rather liked it. Again, scenery, and likeable characters. There was a pretty intense kissing scene in the back of a car. But it didn't seem cheap. It was a coming of age story in heterosexist rural Sweden. It was subtitled, as was Blue, but I didn't mind. I love the Swedish language.
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