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Pink Velvet 3: A Lesbian Odyssey (2005)
Wow! Lesbian erotica of the highest quality
Having seen the first in the series, I was awed by the sensuality of the film. The second dipped, but the third is perfection.
Beautiful women (I don't even think a man ever appears) and great scenarios, all of it well shot, all amount to a fine piece of erotica. And I say erotica because it's in no way porn. There is no music, or it's mellow and indistinct. The camera work is clean and lingers on the facial expressions. And all the women are stunning, natural bodies, and the design choices are superb. Never do they wear anything outrageous, but always everyday stuff you'd find on that hot girl walking down the street.
To summarise the story, the hotel owner, Ella, a seemingly icy but beautiful and elegant brunette, along with her daughter, run a hotel in Hungary. Thankfully, and not just because it's a beautiful language, Viv Thomas decided not to have his actresses speak English, but in their native Hungarian tongue, and it gives the acting a boost.
Following on from the first in the series, when Ella seduced her daughter's friend, Viv Thomas stalwart Jo; and then in the second when as a payback the daughter seduced the step mother of Jo; this one sees a whole manner of lesbian bed hopping, ultimately ending up with Jo returning to Ella, who pines for the young blonde. The last scene is touching and highly charged, with no annoying music or strong lighting, just an old and young woman making love on the bed.
The scenes leading up to the climax are also of a high standard. The opener, as Ella seduces the teen daughter of a visiting family in the jacuzzi is priceless - my personal favourite. Then we have two maids having a secret liaison in a room, the return of Peaches, Ella's daughter showing a prospective client around, before the two strip off each other's business suits in one of the rooms, and not only Ella with her girlfriend, but Ella's daughter fooling her into a blindfolded tryst too.
It ranks among one of my favourite films of all time. As a genre, I believe it is one of the best in Lesbian Erotica.
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
England education system in turmoil!
Hmm, all the reviews suggest an embittered old lesbian played by Dame Judi Dench. In fact, what you see is a very human portrayal of someone desperate for love. A lesbian who grew up in an age and society where such emotions were stifled, a teacher who has mastered her trade and does a good solid job, and the most basic yearning of all - one human's desire for love and companionship.
This is Judi Dench at her best. The person you would walk past on the street, but portrayed so well, you can believe in her as a fully three dimensional character. She's angry, jealous, spiteful, but also optimistic, grateful, considerate and compassionate.
In essence this is a film about changing times. Just like the British educational system portrayed so realistically (I was a teacher at such a school), this is about the old values, the stiff upper lip, carrying on strong and solidly despite adversity and no hope of recompense or reward, replaced by the younger modern age of recklessness, emotional freedom and unaccountability.
Judi Dench was correctly Oscar-nominated for this role.
Dreamgirls (2006)
The first musical I stayed awake in!
I saw this last night, a bottle of wine at my side, and enjoyed it immensely. Admittedly, I had expectations of the film being a vehicle for Beyonce, akin to the 'Lady Sings the Blues' biopic for Diana Ross. This would have been a post modern ironic parallel! However I'm glad that the cast had a balanced contribution to make, although Effie is the stand out highlight, her vocal and acting skills exceeding all others.
As a Motown fan, I enjoyed the similarities, and remember hearing about founder Berry Gordy's dissatisfaction with the original stageshow. The tale of power corrupting is a timeless one, and transferred to the setting of classic R&B, it just begs the Diana Ross/Berry Gordy story, which is well documented, and clearly the inspiration for this tale.
I don't like musicals, but I adored this, in no small part to the style of music. It's not classic music - Blues Brothers wins on that count - but it is a well overdue dramatic retelling of the classic period of American music.