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Oranges Are Not the Only FruitOranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1989) Recommended
Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Kenneth Cranham, Charlotte Coleman
Landmark adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's novel about a young girl raised in the cult–like surrounds of a strict evangelist household in the…
Virgin MachineVirgin Machine (1988)
Dir. Monika Treut
Feat. Ina Blum, Marcelo Uriona, Gad Klein
A frustrated German journalist takes her work to San Fransisco in this lesbian odyssey that proudly parades its fringe philosophy and contemporary…
I've Heard the Mermaids SingingI've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Patricia Rozema
Feat. Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon
A naive and self–conscious woman lands a job in an art gallery and grows to idolise the chic and sophisticated female curator. Quirky parable…
Desert HeartsDesert Hearts (1985) Recommended
Dir. Donna Deitch
Feat. Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau
'50s Nevada provides the backdrop for a freindship between two women that develops in a love affair. Provocative yet dignified drama is well served…
LiannaLianna (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries
A mother–of–two breaks out of her cold marriage by way of an affair with a senior lecturer in this defining lesbian film of the 1980s,…
Personal BestPersonal Best (1982) Recommended
Dir. Robert Towne
Feat. Mariel Hemingway, Glenn Close
Excellent directorial debut for scriptwriter Towne (of CHINATOWN fame), that uses slow–motion photography to dynamise its story of two lesbian…
BilitisBilitis (1977)
Dir. David Hamilton
Feat. Patti D'Arbanville
Tissue–thin sex drama from famed 1970s photographer Hamilton (he of those misty images of nude or lace–clad women), going into dreamy…
JuliaJulia (1977)
Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards Jr.
Dramatising the 1930s memories of playwright Lillian Hellman (THE LITTLE FOXES), this Oscar–winning classic centres on the relationship between…
American Film Theatre - The MaidsAmerican Film Theatre - The Maids (1974)
Dir. Christopher Miles
Feat. Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant
Atmospheric, though slightly muted version of Jean Genet's notorious play, itself based on a notorious French murder case, where two maids immersed…
Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant, TheBitter Tears of Petra Von Kant, The (1972) Recommended
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla
Lurid, feverish masterpiece from the incredibly prolific Fassbinder, chronicles a doomed lesbian relationship from the claustrophobic confines of…

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