In addition to these tropes, it’s always a good idea to see if the movie passes the Bechdel test: does it have at least 2 named women? Who talk to each other? About something other than a man/men? Coming out is the story and that’s it.Sudden-onset gayness no buildup, out of the blue a straight girl is a lesbian because she meets a lesbian.Girl-on-Girl for male gaze when lesbian intimacy is only to please the male viewer.Psycho lesbian particularly annoying when it’s their lesbianism driving them mad.Gal-pals when gals are just being great pals.Bury your gays when queer female characters are kiIIed off.There are a few clichés in wlw movies that we should all be aware of while watching a lesbian movie! Sure, the lesbian romance movies and period dramas are cute (spoiler alert: the ‘new’ lesbian movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire is HOT), but we need more thrillers and horrors (and no, we didn’t like The Perfection!), more action and sci-fi.īecause history can be rewritten through movies, and we deserve to have it all.Įnjoy watching these lesbian movies! Lesbian TropesĪ couple of years back, I was a film major student, and after my studies, I have briefly worked as a film critic, so let me give you a little bit of background on the flaws of lesbian cinema so far! What we’re excited about especially? Other genres! We want diverse storylines we need movies where ‘being a lesbian’ is not the only story of the movie. The genre really came alive in the late 20 th century though, and we have some oldies but goldies (or shall we say they deserve a gold star?).Īnd lucky us, there are more lesbian movies made every year! And is are an increasing amount of (queer) female directors creating magic: we live in exciting times. Plus, we will talk about lesbian tropes: lesbian clichés we should all be aware of.Ī lot has changed since the first lesbian film Mädchen in Uniform was released in 1931. In this article with the best lesbian movies, we will talk about classic lesbian movies, lesbian romance movies, and the best new lesbian movies 2022 to watch. Who doesn’t love movies? Especially lesbian movies? We are so fortunate we live in a day and age where there are more lesbian films and lesbian shows than ever.
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