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Lesbian Cinema

While gay films become more and more visible at the multiplex, lesbian films remain harder to see.
But things are improving, especially following the Palme d’Or triumph of Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) at Cannes. This collection cherry-picks some of the most interesting lesbian films of recent years, many of which have been shown at the annual BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival. The diversity of sapphic cinema is represented through British shorts backed by the BFI Production Board, including The Chocolate Acrobat (1995) and the saucy Rosebud (1991), documentaries including A Bit of Scarlet (on the history of British queer cinema) and Hit So Hard (about Hole drummer Patty Schemel) and terrific features such as The Fish Child (2009) and Swedish favourite Kiss Me (2011).
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3 Steps to Heaven 3 Steps to Heaven

Drama 1995 87 mins Director: Constantine Giannaris

Edgy mixture of black comedy and urban drama about a woman uncovering the hidden truths about her dead lover.

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A Bit of Scarlet A Bit of Scarlet

Documentary 1996 71 mins Director: Andrea Weiss

Billed as 'a kind of post-modern queer soap opera for Britain', Andrea Weiss' documentary tells a sharp story.

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Blue is the Warmest Colour Blue is the Warmest Colour

Romance 2013 180 mins Director: Abdel Kechiche

The epic, passionate and strikingly naturalistic Palme d'Or-winning romance.

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Kiss Me Kiss Me

Romance 2011 107 mins Director: Alexandre-Therese Keining

Mia is engaged to marry a man, but finds herself falling for Frida, who happens to be her new stepmother's daughter.

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The Chocolate Acrobat The Chocolate Acrobat

Fantasy 1995 38 mins Director: Tessa Sheridan

An elderly woman in a care home strikes up a sensual, nostalgic relationship with a young nurse.