Lists Are Hot: 11 Great lesBian movies you should watch

By Natazzz on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 23:27

5. If These Walls Could Talk 2 (US, 2000)

If These Walls Could Talk 2 consists of 3 different 30 minute stories about being a lesbian, each in a different time. The first is set in the fifties, the second in the seventies and the final part is set in the nineties. It shows very nicely how far we've come, and also how lesbianism is something of all times, but each time has its specific struggles and themes.

I have watched the DVD of If These Walls Could Talk 2 many times and I have to say I love all parts for different reasons. The first part is heart breaking, the second part is very hot and the third part paints a great picture of a modern lesbian couple.

Here's a scene from the second part, starring Michelle Williams and Cloe Sevigny:

4. Unveiled (Fremde Haut) (Germany, 2005)

Unveiled is about an Iranian woman named Fariba who has to flee her country to avoid prosecution. Fariba tries to seek asylum in Germany, but she is denied residency. To avoid being sent back to Iran and risk being killed for being a lesbian, she takes on the identity of an Iranian man from the refugee camp.

Now Fariba finds herself living as a man in a small town in Germany. She knows the only way she will be able to stay in the country long term is if she can arrange for some fake identity papers. Fake papers cost a lot of money and therefore she finds herself a job in a cabbage factory.

It is here where she meets Anne, a beautiful blonde German woman who catches her eye from day one. They get on famously and slowly fall for each other. Of course, it is only a matter of time until Anne will find out Fariba’s true identity.

Fremde Haut is about the harsh reality of life as a queer Iranian, as well as the hard life of asylum seekers in general. Yet at the same time, it is also a love story. It makes you think, about life and about how we as a society decide to treat other people. Bust most of all, it makes you realize that love is love no matter what form it takes.