Unrated Lesbian Films H to L
Happy Birthday
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2002
Five gays and lesbians share a birthday, and complications in their personal lives. Includes three gay men and Kelly, a young lesbian whose recent break-up with her lover causes regret and retrospection, especially for her continuing crush on her college roommate, as well as Tracy, a Taiwanese-born former student whose visit by her conservative mother forces her to hide her lesbianism.
Director: Yen Tan
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Length: 95 min.
Genre: Drama
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Hardcore
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2004
Martha and Nadia are prostitutes who turn to each other for comfort from their hateful clients, their obnoxious pimp and their troublesome boyfriends. It all leads to mayhem and murder on the dark streets.
Director: Dennis Iliadia
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Length: 100 min.
Genre: Drama
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Head Over Heels
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2001
A young woman moves in with four models and is attracted to her fashion executive neighbor in the apartment across the way, despite her thinking she's seen him kill someone. Filled with good-natured pokes at models and the fashion industry, "Head Over Heels" is a romantic comedy. Includes one lesbian in the mix (well, it starts off as just one…)
Director: Mark Waters
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Actresses: Monica Potter, Ivana Milicevic, Sarah O'Hare, Kristina Copeland
Length: 87 min.
Genre: Romance
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Her and She and Him
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1972
A fresh faced American girl arrives in Paris and is soon seduced by a beautiful lesbian. She escapes that relationship only to find herself taken with a young man who is kept by a gay artist. Basically, 1970s soft porn.
Director: Max Pecas
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Actresses: Astrid Frank, Nicole Debonne
Length: 90 min.
Genre: International
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Hide and Seek
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1996
"Su Friedrich's brilliant new film mixes documentary and fiction to create a fascinating portrait of lesbian childhood. Revealing the imaginary universe of young lesbians, it's about being at an age when sexual feelings are still vague. The fictional narrative tells the story of Lou: a twelve year old girl living in Brooklyn in the mid 1960's coming to terms with her burgeoning sexuality. Her story is skilfully woven between interviews with twenty adult women who recount salient moments from their childhood's including their first attractions, how they felt when they first heard the word lesbian and thoughts about the possible cause for their homosexuality. Mixing several genres, the film also includes more that 100 photographs of lesbians when they were young girls, and archival footage from educational films and home movies. A must see!"
Note: There is a Hebrew film called "Hide and Seek", made in 1980, and one starring Jennifer Tilly made in 1999.
Director: Su Friedrich
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Actresses: Ariel Mara, Alicia Manta
Length: 65 min.
Genre: Documentary
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High Heels
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1991
He's not our favourite director, so we'll stick with the plot outlined on the box: A mother. A daughter. A lover. Some relationships can be murder. Includes an all-lesbian prison musical dance number.
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Actresses: VictoriaAbril, Marisa Paredes
Length: 115 min.
Genre: Camp
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High Tension(AKA Haute Tension, Switchblade Romance)
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2003
A gore-fest. Marie has a crush on herschool chum, Alex, and when they head off together to Alex' family's chateau, Marie thinks she has it made. But then this psycho killer shows up, kills Alex' family and hogties Alex. Marie must now rescue the woman she lusts after from a not-really-dead guy who has a thing for necrophilia and chainsaws.
Ah, but wait, there's this twist, see. It turns out that the killer is actually… Marie! Well, a he-Marie, a version of that naughty lesbian who never should have masturbated while watching her friend shower. Far bloodier than usual killer-lesbian flicks (check out the pic with this review). So, the lesson of this film is, that unless lesbians are fully accepted as anintegral part of society, and allowed to masturbate feverishly, they go psycho and kill entire families!
Director: Alexandre Aja
Language: French, dubbed English
Actresses: Cécile De France, Maïwenn Le Besco
Length: 91 min.
Genre: Thriller
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Higher Learning
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1995
Student activists include a Lesbian, and a woman who is discovering her sexuality. In remarkable detail, the story shows the fractious campus life awaiting a group of college freshman. As the students come to adhere to their own agendas -- racial, sexual, political -- the cookie-cutter story lays the way to a tragic but inevitable climax.
Director: John Singleton
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Actresses: Kristy Swanson, Tyra Banks, Jennifer Connelly
Length: 127 min.
Genre: Drama
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History Lessons
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2000
A found-footage documentary from stag films, newsreels, wartime documentaries and other sources make up the body of evidence that lesbian culture can be both hidden and subjective.
Director: Barbara Hammer
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Length: 70 min.
Genre: Documentary
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Home Cookin'
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2002
The hot lesbian sex comedy starring voluptuous Southern girls, HomeCookin' serves up wild and spicy sex along with comedy. Beautiful Rita has lost the recipe for love until the ultra-curvy Casey begins frequenting her restaurant leading to wild sex fantasies. The doorway seduction will go down as a classic.
Director: Alpha
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Actresses: Maitresse Elise, KathrynMacGregor, Roxanne
Length: 48 min.
Genre: Erotica
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Homo Heights
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1997
A hilariously surreal comedy set in a rarefied dream world of drag queen glitter and lovelorn lesbian longing, Homo Heights features delicious performances by comedienne Lea DeLaria and high-camp icon Quentin Crisp. Heights tells the story of Malcolm , a gay guru who's being held hostage by his one-timeprotégé, the all-powerful drag queen Maria "The Donna" Callous, and the efforts of his close friend Clementine to help him escape from Maria's evil clutches. As Clementine tries to juggle escape plans and the sudden reappearance of her long-lost lover Stella, Maria becomes more determined than ever to keep Malcolm away from all outside influences.
Things come to a head when Clementine and her friends hatch a plot that leads to an escape that is literally out of this world!
Director: Sara Moore
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Actresses: Lea Delaria
Length: 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
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Homophobia in the Workplace
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1993
BrianMcNaught, called the "Godfather of gay diversity and sensitivity training," offers an informative lecture about the problems one might encounter by being gay and out at their workplace. Possibly a bit too New Age and naive in his approach, his thoughts on the subject are quite comprehensive and instructional.
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Hungry Hearts
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1989
Fatale Video, the leaders of lesbian erotica, sets this short tale at an ocean resort where two real-life strippers, Pepper andReva, engage in sensual and passionate lovemaking. Made by women for women, this bawdy tale of sex includes a striptease, a much used dildo, a harness and a most unusual bath. Lingerie lovers will love this one.
Director: Nan Kinney, Debi Sundahl
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Actresses: Pepper, Reva
Length: 30 min.
Genre: Erotica
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I Am My Own Woman
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1992
Docudrama about a transvestite who survived Nazi Germany and helped found that country's gay liberation movement, who receives encouragement from his Lesbian aunt to live as a woman.
Director: Rosa Van Praunheim
Language: German
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Genre: Documentary
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I Can't Marry You
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2004
A film about same-sex marriage, narrated by BettyDeGeneres, mother of comedian and talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres.
This educational film explores the real life stories of 20 long term gay and lesbian couples (each have been together anywhere from 10 to 55 years!), and reveals the obstacles they encounter due to not being able to marry in the U.S.
Included are pertinent facts and information from specialists on this topic, including renowned civil rights attorney Evan Wolfson of The Freedom to Marry Organization, and John J. McNeill, author of "The Church and the Homosexual."
Until the right of civil marriage is extended to same-sex couples in the United States, gays and lesbians will be denied over 1000 rights, benefits and equal protection under law, to which heterosexual couples are entitled.
Director: Catherine Gray
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Actresses: BettyDeGeneres, Evan Wolfson
Length: 57 min.
Genre: Documentary
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I Exist: Voices from the Lesbian & Gay Middle Eastern Community in the US
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2003
Gays and lesbians of Middle Eastern descent in the US suffer not only general societal homophobia, but also homophobia within their own families and communities and vilification in the media and popular cultural for their ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds. Through personal stories from lesbian and gay individuals and their families - including Jews, Christians, and Muslims from Armenia, Syria, Iran, Egypt, and Sudan - I Exist gives a much-needed voice to a largely invisible and oppressed community.
Director: PeterBarbosa, Garrett Lenoir
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Length: 56 min.
Genre: Documentary
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I Will Survive
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1999
Obstensibly about a straight woman,Marga, and a gay man's relationship, look for that straight woman to have a queer bent. Her girlfriends include Trini and Rosa, a Cuban woman who takes care of Marga's baby while she works.
Director: DavidMenkes, Alfonso Albacete
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Actresses: EmmaSuárez, Rosana Pastor
Length: 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
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I Wish You Would
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2003
Inspired by a true lesbian story, this explicit film gives new meaning to the phrase "what goes around, comes around." What happens when a lover says something familiar – a whisper from your past, but you just can't remember where or when it’s from? "I Wish You Would," reveals just how an intimate remark can travel from one lover to another in a series of hot and sexy flashbacks.
Director: Kelly Howard
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Actresses: Lauren Tate
Length: 60 min.
Genre: Erotica
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I, a Woman
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1966
This groundbreaking, sexually explicit drama focuses onSiv, a beautiful and innocent country girl from a deeply religious family. She drops her staid (no sex before marriage) boyfriend and the restrictiveness of provincial life to move to the big city and satisfy her raging libido. Siv is a beguilingly attractive character who rejects the conventional in pursuit of simple pleasures and freedom.
Director: Mac Ahlberg
Language: Swedish with English subtitles
Actresses: Essy Persson
Length: 92 min.
Genre: Bisexual
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I'm the One That I Want
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2000
Margaret Cho's stand-up routine is a recital of her year in hell after her TV series fizzled out. For those of you that don’t know Cho has come out a bisexual and a total fag hag! (her own description)
Director: Lionel Coleman
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Actresses: Margaret Cho
Length: 96 min.
Genre: Stand Up Comedy
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I’m Starving
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1998
An erotic love tale between a ghost and a woman who cohabit a small apartment in New York’s Chinatown. The ghost eats Chinese takeout menus and paper money, contrasts starkly with the human, a working class African-American woman, who eats only ramen.
Director: Yau Ching
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Length: 12 min.
Genre: Fantasy
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In the Life: 5 Year Anniversary Special
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1998
This award winning public television series reflects the rich diversity and accomplishments of the gay community nation-wide. Covering everything from Politics to Health to Global Issues to Art to Culture to Current Events and even the Comics!
Director: Katherine Linton
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Genre: Documentary
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Indigo Girls - Live at Fillmore Denver
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1999
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have committed their voices, time, and money to the issues that concern them the most. Their music unites and inspires, their words empower and educate, and this November 1999 concert captures what makes Indigo Girls a wild success. Also includes exclusive interview footage. Songs: Go, Trouble, Land of Canaan, Peace Tonight, Sister, Get Out the Map, Scooter Boys, Cold Beer and Remote Control, Compromise, Closer to Fine, Power of Two, Shed Your Skin, Soon to Be Nothing, Least Complicated, Faye Tucker, Shame on You, Philosophy of Loss, Galileo.
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Actresses: Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Indigo Girls
Length: 91 min.
Genre: Music
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Indigo Girls: Live at the Uptown Lounge
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1990
Wonderful live performance of The Indigo Girls at home in Athens, GA. Soaring harmonies, great guitar work and a real warmth emanate from this performance. Amy & Emily speak frankly about their lives between songs. This is before coming out, though.
Director: Tamra Davis
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Actresses: Indigo Girls, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers
Length: 68 min.
Genre: Music
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Indigo Girls: Watershed
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1995
A beautiful live concert filmed at Red Rocks, Colorado interwoven with interviews and stop-action animation. Lots of film footage taken by friends and family, candid moments…a wonderful little video scrapbook.
Director: Susan Lambert
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Actresses: Indigo Girls, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers
Length: 75 min.
Genre: Music
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Inescapable
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2001
Diverging from the shtick that made us laugh in her debut A Family Affair, Helen Lesnick has created a sultry erotic drama about two women having a torrid, secret affair. Two best friends and ex-lovers, Susan and Beth plan a long-awaited reunion in Oregon with their current lovers. As the two head off to work-related seminars, their current girlfriends Jesse and Chloe try to politely get along and stay out of each other’s way but erotic tensions ignite. The simple task of washing dishes together ignites a steamy tryst. Taking charge of the situation, Jessewilfully dives into Chloe’s sexy mystique and soon no stitch of clothing comes between fervent, sweaty bodies. They experience the burning passion and fierce intimacy they long for, but don’t get, with their existing lovers. As the two continue to meet at a motel every day, fear and guilt consume their thoughts.
Director: Helen Lesnick
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Length: 81 min.
Genre: Erotica
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Intentions
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2004
Married Professor Renee Higgins is directing a new play at the university. Eve Carsow is a returning graduate student in the theater arts program, cast for the lead in Professor Higgins’ play. One night after rehearsal the two go out for coffee, an invitation that leads to a kiss. Will Renee be satisfied or will her curiosity push her further?
Director: LuAnne Beck
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Actresses: Dierdre Kotch, Katherine Lee
Length: 96 min.
Genre: Drama
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Interviews With My Next Girlfriend
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2001
The microphone is on and the questions are written. Would the next contestant come on down! Who'll be the lucky hopeful?
Director: Cassandra Nicolaou
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Actresses: Anne-Marie Macdonald, Diane Flacks, Shoshana Sperling, Moynan King
Length: 9 min.
Genre: Comedy
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Isle of Lesbos
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1996
April leaves her boyfriend at the alter and ends up in the fantastical Isle of Lesbos, "a twisted, hilarious Wizard of Oz dimension of Lesbians."
Director: Jeff B Harmon
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Actresses: Kristen Holly Smith, Sonya Hensley
Length: 98 min.
Genre: Camp
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Jaded
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1999
Catch phrase: Not every sexual predator is a man. When Meg finds herself the object of attraction for a pair of sexy uninhibited girls at a local bar, she finds her curiosity aroused, despite herself. But tattooed Pat and girlish Alex have more planned then just a party -- and Meg is central to the action. But as Meg's haunted past begins to catch up on her, the truth is not what it appears. Who do you trust when the boundaries of fantasy and reality cross over the line? Weird boy fantasy stuff with rape, violence, etc.
Director: Caryn Krooth
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Actresses: Carla Gugino, Rya Kihlstedt
Length: 95 min.
Genre: Action
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Je, Tu, Il, Elle
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1974
Belgian film about a woman, a man she meets at a truck stop, and her ex-lover. Includes an 18-minute love scene between the two women.
Director: Chantal Akerman
Language: French
Actresses: Chantal Akerman
Length: 90 min.
Genre: Erotica
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Just One Time
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1999
An entirely mixed film for an entirely mixed audience, ‘Just One Time’ starts from an age-old premise - every straight boy's 'readers' wives' fantasy of getting it on with two girls at the same time...Anthony is a New York fire-fighter engaged to Amy, the woman of his dreams, and heading for wedded bliss within the fortnight. But Anthony's a good Catholic boy, and wants to get a long-standing fantasy off his chest before settling down to a respectable future. Amy's less than thrilled by the concept of a three-way so, like the good lawyer she is, suggests a deal: she'll do same-sex but only if he will too. If it looks familiar that's because it is - director Janger made the film as a short which we screened at last year's festival - now you get to find out what happened after the end credits rolled. There is another film by the same name.
Director: Lane Janger
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Actresses: Joelle Carter, Jennifer Esposito
Length: 94 min.
Genre: Erotica
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Kama Sutra
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1996
The ancient Indian sex guide the Kama Sutra becomes the basis for director Mira Nair's exploration of female sexuality in 16th century India. A servant girl becomes jealous of her one time friend, now a princess, so she seduces her fiancé, the king. The servant is banished and winds up studying the Kama Sutra and becoming an acclaimed courtesan. From there, she again becomes the king's mistress and again the rival of her one time friend. The movie shows the intense eroticism derived from the teachings of the Kama Sutra and the women are sexy, exotic and sultry.
Note: There are a number of films with the same name.
Director: Mira Nair
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Actresses: Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury
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Genre: Erotica
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Kamikaze Hearts
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1986
Fiction and documentary combine to tell the story of Lesbian junkie porn stars. Mitch is the star of more than 120 films, mostly porn, and Tigr is her lover who is shooting a documentary on her latest film. But Tigr doesn't much like the scenes her girlfriend is filming, especially the lesbian scenes, and, well, something's gotta give.
Director: Juliet Bashore
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Actresses: Sharon Mitchell, Tigr Mennett
Length: 80 min.
Genre: Erotica
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Kate's Addiction
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1999
Kate's fantasy includes her best friend and former college roommate, Sara. But Neither Sara, nor her boyfriend, know. Kate turns psycho when the boyfriend says he's going to propose.
Director: Eric DelaBarre
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Actresses: Kari Wuhrer, Farrah Forke
Length: 97 min.
Genre: Action
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Kathy and Mo Show
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1991
This award-winning HBO special featuring two of comedy's funniest women will have you laughing from start to finish! Longtime friends Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney are the creators and stars of the show, which began Off-Broadway and propelled them to stardom and critical acclaim. With great insight and wit they bring to life an incredible variety of characters of both sexes, sexual orientations and a wide range of ages. Their dynamic talent and interpersonal chemistry make this sketch comedy at its most entertaining!
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Actresses: Kathy Najimny, Mo Gaffney
Length: 57 min.
Genre: Comedy
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kd lang - Harvest of Seven Years
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1991
kd. lang's first video, Harvest of Seven Years is a compilation ofkd.'s first decade of performing. We see her progress from skin to skin, haircut to haircut. A mix of live performance and music videos that make for a visual and aural souvenir that is necessary for allkd. lang fans. All these performances are pre-coming out for kd. Her chameleon like changes can be attributed to the disguising of her true nature. From country music to one of the top torch singers in America,kd. lang has done it all. Includes Friday Dance Promenade, Bopalena, Polly Ann, Pine and Stew, Hanky Panky, Johnny Get Angry, Don't Be a Lemming Polka, Pay Dirt, Turn Me Round, Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray, Crying (with Roy Orbison), Turn Me Round (live), Honky Tonk Angels, Trail of Broken Hearts, Pullin' Back the Reins, Crying (live), Ridin' the Rails, So in Love and Barefoot.
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Actresses: kd lang
Length: 60 min.
Genre: Music
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kd lang - Live in Sydney
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1997
From the UK, this video follows singer kd lang onstage and off stage during her Sydney, Australia tour stop.
Director: Caz Gorham, Francis Dickenson
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Actresses: kd lang
Length: 86 min.
Genre: Music
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Ladies of the Night (LesVampyres)
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2000
Gothic S&M lesbian erotica wherein a schoolgirl is taken away to the eerie, candlelit mansion of two sexy schoolgirls.
Note: there is another film called LesVampyres, directed by James Avalon
Director: R. Pettet, Maria Beatty
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Actresses: Mistress Dakota, Mistress Tchera, Bleu
Length: 32 min
Genre: Erotica
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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
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1991
Featured in this documentary are rare TV and movie clips, along with commentary by a stellar group of jazz instrumentalists and singers who knew her well. Among those recalling Lady Day are the vocalists Carmen McRae and Annie Ross (who were inspired by her), fellow Count Basie alumni Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Billie's last accompanist, pianist Max Waldron. Award-winning actress Ruby Dee reads from Holiday's autobiography Lady Sings the Blues. This film program puts Billie Holiday's often anguished life into perspective: as this program proves, she was a victim and a fighter. Above all, she was a genius of a jazz singer, as can be seen in uninterrupted performance clips of such Holiday standards as "Strange Fruit," "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone," "Fine and Mellow," and others. Discover the many faces of this irresistible woman, this "dark lady of the sonnets"; experience the power of her transcendent art.
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Actresses: Billie Holiday
Length: 60 min.
Genre: Music
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L'auberge Espagnole
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2003
A European exchange student moves into a cramped Barcelona apartment with seven culturally diverse college co-eds (one gay) for a hilarious year-long lesson on how to live, love, laugh and party.
Director: Cédric Klapisch
Language: Various with English subtitles
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Length: 122 min.
Genre: International
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Laughing Matters
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2003
Laugh out loud with four celebrated—and out—female comedians: Kate Clinton, Marga Gomez, SuzanneWestenhoefer, and Karen Williams. Get an in-depth look at each of these performer’s upbringings and backgrounds, and what brought them to the world of stand-up comedy. All four have been out lesbians their entire careers, which has been integral both to their on-stage personae and their particular brands of social commentary, as they riff on politics, family, religion, and of course sexuality.
Director: Andrea Meyerson
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Actresses: Kate Clinton, Marga Gomez, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Karen Williams
Length: 59 min.
Genre: Documentary
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Lavender Limelight
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1997
This acclaimed film goes behind the scenes to reveal America's most successful lesbian directors, who enlighten and entertain as they explore their sexual identity, growing up gay, inspirations and techniques, Hollywood vs. independent, and of course, love and sex -- on screen and off. The conversations are intimate, the topics unlimited, and the clips from their work enthralling!
Director: Marc Mauceri
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Actresses: Rose Troche, Su Friedrich, Heather MacDonald, Cheryl Dunye, Jennie Livingston, Maria Maggenti
Length: 57 min.
Genre: Documentary
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Learn to Country Western Dance with Donna E
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1993
D.J. and dance instructor Donna E is credited for havingpopularized country dance amongst the gay and lesbian set with her classes at Women's Music Festivals and gay/lesbian clubs throughout the United States. This video features Donna, in step-by-step fashion, demonstrating such classics as "The Texas two-step," "The Waltz," and the line dances "The Tush Push" and "The Tahoe Kick." Featuring music from Wynona Judd, Teresa Trull and Laurie Lewis.
Director: Irene Young, Melanie Mocium
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Actresses: Donna E
Length: 60 min.
Genre: Documentary
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Leda & the Swan - Nailed
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1999
Leda is caught cheating too many times by her cat-woman girlfriend Sonya (who reminds one of Irma Vep creeping around the rooftops of Paris), and she needs punishment! In her fierce leather outfit she taunts her girlfriend with stainless steel tools reminiscent of the “gynaecological devices for mutant women” from the film Dead Ringers. After placing all the instruments in the proper places, she starts the hot wax torture and Leda is squirming with desire. She teases her girlfriend with sharp knife, all the while making sweet love in all the right places. Sonya says, "I can feel energy coming off you bitch" and you'll feel the intense sexual energy coming from this film from the prolific Maria Beatty.
Director: Maria Beatty
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Actresses: Leda, Sonja Blaze, Deville
Length: 42 min.
Genre: Erotica
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Legend of Valentino
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1977
This bizarre fantasy is a lurid exposé on the life of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino. Opening with the frenzied scene at his funeral, flashbacks attempt to chart his rise to fame and uncover the man behind the image. Rudolf Nureyev as Valentino looks the part, but he's woefully wooden and uninspiring. Though director Russell downplays the homosexual aspects of the Latin Lover's life, he offers some lesbian images, including a scene in which the "evil" Nazimova (Leslie Caron) accompanies Valentino's ex-wife/her lover Natasha Rambova (Michelle Phillips) to the funeral.
Note: There are at least 2 other films with the same title.
Director: Ken Russell
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Actresses: Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Carol Kane
Length: 127 min.
Genre: Drama
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Les Baigneuse (The Bathers)
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2002
Sexy, gritty and as provocative as a lap dance, The Bathers takes an insider's look at the lives of six women working as dancers at a seedy Parisian peep show. Governed by their overprotective boss, the girls' routine of glittery neon lights and lecherous customers is soon disrupted when an enigmatic stranger enters the scene.
Now, drugs, sex and bickering all take a back seat as the girls unite to save this man haunted by a mysterious past and unforgiving demons. A fascinating glimpse into a world of back alleys and primal instincts, The Bathers transports us to a netherworld where the show always goes on.
Director: Viviane Candas
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Length: 83 min.
Genre: International
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Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too
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1993
Documentary on the Lesbian Avengers, a political and social activist group, in New York City.
Director: Janet Baus, Su Friedrich
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LesbianHumor: Barbara Hammer
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1987
Six inventive, rough, and spirited underground mini-chronicles from a pioneer lesbian/feminist director. More likely to please fans versed in the avant-garde than viewers seeking pre-"Ellen" gay comedy.
Director: Barbara Hammer
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Lesbian Sexuality: Barbara Hammer
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1974
Explicit, groundbreaking short films about lesbian desire from a pioneering director. While surely disappointing to those desiring "lesbian chic," films offer hot, spirited fun to avant-garde fans of all persuasions.
Director: Barbara Hammer
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Length: 59 min.
Genre: Documentary
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Lesbian Tongues
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1989
Prominent Lesbians talk about love, sex, and coming out. They talk about lesbian history, their lives and the thought of working together as out dykes. Shaw and Weaver are comedian/performance artists, McBride and Greir own Naiad Press.
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Actresses: Barbara Grier, Donna McBride, Peggy Shaw, Lois Weaver
Length: 90 min.
Genre: Documentary
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Lesbionage
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1988
This super low-budget lesbian thriller centres around two bickering, interracial lovers whose relationship and private detective partnership are revitalized when they are employed by a blackmailed lesbian congresswoman. The cast of suspects in this humorous and sexy sleuther includes her three jealous lovers, and the case soon involves the KGB, a kidnapping and government corruption.
Director: Joyce Compton
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Length: 90 min.
Genre: Thriller
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Let's Talk About Sex
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1993
From the director of Born In Flames, it includes a lesbian cop. Co-written by Susie Bright.
Director: Lizzie Borden
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Genre: Drama
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Lifetime Commitment: A Portrait of Karen Thompson
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1988
Documentary about the legal struggles between Ms. Thompson and her lover's family over visitation rights after Sharon Kowalski is critically injured in a 1983 auto accident. Sharon's parents knew nothing of their daughter's lesbianism (Sharon and Karen were too closeted) and went to court to block Karen's access to her lover. In December 1991, Karen won her case in court and was finally granted access rights.
Director: Kiki Zeldes
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Actresses: Karen Thompson, Sharon Kowalski
Length: 30 min.
Genre: Documentary
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Lilith Fair - A Celebration of Women in Music
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1997
Lilith Fair made rock and roll history in the summer of 1997 as the first all-female music tour. These sold-out concert performances could only be described as magical, boasting many once-in-alifetime collaborations. That magic is captured here. Also includes backstage jams, intimate interviews, and a behind-the-scenes documentary.
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Actresses: Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Meredith Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Jewel
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Genre: Music
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Lily - Sold Out
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1981
Possibly the weakest of Lily Tomlin's performance videos despite the presence of several of her trademark characters and the cameo appearances of Paul Anka, Dolly Parton, Liberace and Joan Rivers. With the lure of gobs of money, Lily agrees to do the "Strip" and venture into the tacky world of Vegas. She soon finds out, however, that her subtle "message-laden" character comedy is no match for the glitzy pizzazz of Vegas superstar-lounge lizard Tommy Velour (Lily doing an on-target spoof of Wayne Newton) and his gaudy,mega-charged ilk. But Lily decides to sell out and the result is a show that would make any polyester-wearing grandmother from Indiana flush with excitement. However, this parody of an already existing parody proves to be tiresome and makes one yearn for Lily to return to her "highbrow" comedyshtick.
Director: Bill Davis
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Actresses: Lily Tomlin, Joan Rivers, Liberace, Dolly Parton
Length: 50 min.
Genre: Comedy
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Lily for President?
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1992
While out promoting her upcoming movie, The Seven Ages of Woman, Lily Tomlin finds herself caught up in a political whirlwind which eventually sweeps her into the White House! Imagine if you will: Lily as Pres, Ernestine as the White House switchboard operator, Judith Beasley as Lily's Consumer Advisor, Trudy the Bag Lady as the Chief of Stuff and, most importantly, five-year-old Edith Ann as the Secretary of the Future. It's enough to give Jesse Helms nightmares! While not on par with her best work, and unfortunately shot directly on video, this briskly-paced political satire is still a lot of fun and will provide plenty of amusement for any Tomlin fan.
Director: Tom Trbovich
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Actresses: Lily Tomlin
Length: 50 min.
Genre: Comedy
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Lily Tomlin -- Appearing Nitely
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1979
Review: Lily Tomlin's made-for-HBO special is a live recording of her one-woman show, "Appearing Nitely." Alternately hilarious and poignant, Lily goes on an almost stream-of-consciousness tear as she mines remembrances from her childhood and youth to create a series of memorable characters and situations. She loses herself in the skits, becoming the shopping bag lady, the bratty adolescent and the geeky suburban girl ready to experiment in the whacked-out '60s. After the performance, the camera ventures backstage for a peek into her dressing room which is filled with famous well-wishers. And keep watching, for at the end there is a wonderful segment of Tomlin accepting an award at the Tony Awards and reliving her lifelong dream: not of stardom, but of becoming a waitress!
Director: Wendy Apple
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Actresses: Lily Tomlin
Length: 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
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Linda, Les and Annie
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1991
A uniquely funny and at times disturbing docu-drama about transsexual Les Nichols and about his transformation from female to male. A lesbian, we follow Les through hormone treatments and eventually surgery. The ending has Annie Sprinkle trying out his newly constructed penis.
Director: Les Nichols, Annie Sprinkle
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Genre: Documentary
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Living Out Loud
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1998
In a particularly smart portrayal, Hunter plays Judith, an Upper East Side, 40-ish recent divorcée who is having difficulty trying to move on after her break-up. When Judith befriends Pat, her building's elevator operator (with whom she becomes romantically involved), and Liz, a sultry cabaret singer, she begins to awaken from the stagnant, lonely existence she had been living. LaGravenese nicely balances Judith's sexual and personal explorations, and never allows Judith's wonderfully executed fantasy sequences to detract from the story. In finding herself and living out loud, Judith's voyage of discovery makes for unusual but satisfying entertainment. It's all brought to the screen by an engaging, accomplished cast. Wonderful scene shot in a lesbian dance club where Holly Hunter dances rather lasciviously with a gorgeous woman.
Director: Richard LaGravenese
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Actresses: Holly Hunter, Queen Latifah
Length: 100 min.
Genre: Women of Color
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Living with Pride: Ruth C Ellis @ 100
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1999
Meet Ruth C. Ellis, the worlds oldest out African American lesbian. Born July 23, 1899, in Springfield, Illinois, Ellis reveals on screen that she is not only out now, she's always been out. In fact, she had her first crush (on her high school gym teacher) in 1917. Today, Ruth devotes much of her time to advocating for senior and lesbian rights. This film is a rare opportunity to experience a century-long history of African-American gays and lesbians as seen through the life lived by one inspiring woman. By example she shows us what is possible and what can be realized, if one not only lives long and ages well, but also lives with pride.
Director: Yvonne Welbon
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Actresses: Ruth Ellis
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Genre: Documentary
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Love is the Devil
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1998
A brilliant portrayal of the life of painter Francis Bacon. Includes Tilda Swanson as Muriel Belcher, the freaky lesbian hanging around a pub. She coos to her girlfriend across the table at dinner.
Director: John Maybury
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Actresses: Tilda Swinton
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Genre: Drama
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Lust and Desire In Vegas High Stakes
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2001
Vegas strippers Lust and Desire are beautiful and sensuous partners in an erotic lesbian strip show. When the accidentally witness some mobsters rubbing out an Elvis impersonator behind on his gambling debts, their lives are thrown into a tumultuous whirlwind of havoc and chaos. In fear of their lives, they hitch-hike, beginning aroller coaster ride of hair-raising action and steamy adventure that swerves and careens into the Nevada desert and beyond. The desperate girls stumble into an eclectic family of rednecks, and do all they can to befriend these lonesome and horny hillbillies, hoping for safe refuge from the murderous thugs that are hot on their beautiful tails.
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Actresses: Jennifer Martyn, Samanta Kastler
Length: 76 min.
Genre: Erotica
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Lust for Dracula
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2004
Mina Harker isn't the happiest of Hollywood Hills wives - even though she's married to a wealthy man. The repressed Mina longs for love and the happiness a child would bring them, yet the arrival of the beautiful and mysterious Dracula - seductive vampire servants at her side - will change their lives forever. Dracula offers Mina the sensual existence she so desperately craves - one that is immediately threatened by Mina's sister, Dr. Abigail Van Helsing. Van Helsing seeks to not only destroy the monstrous vampire but covet Mina's seemingly perfect life and husband, too.
Director: Tony Marsiglia
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Actresses: Misty Mundae, Darian Caine, Shelly Jones
Length: 100 min.
Genre: Lesbian Vampire
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