More than half a century after Patricia Highsmith's groundbreaking 1952 novel The Price of Salt/Carol was released, Todd Haynes's big-screen adaptation Carol became revolutionary in its own way. The film, starring Cate Blanchett as the titular Carol, a soon-to-be-divorced New Jersey socialite and mother who falls for Rooney Mara's Therese, the shopgirl who is, as Carol notes, "flung out of space," earned six Oscar nominations, even if it was snubbed in the Best Picture category. Still, it was the first Oscar-worthy love story about a female couple in which a man does not steal focus and that doesn't end in disaster or death for the women. In fact, the novel and the film's hopeful ending offers a possible happily-ever-after for Carol and Therese. Did you know that cinema’s first lesbian character appeared in 1929 in the movie Pandora’s Box? There were actually a few notable lesbian characters in cinema around that time. The pinnacle being the release of the first explicitly lesbian movie ‘Mädchen in Uniform’ in 1931. I had a lot of empathy toward her. She had a rich inner life and she didn't have a lot of outlets," Sevigny told The Advocate about Lizzie, who's depicted as being an avid reader and a patron of the arts.

Colette, about the trailblazing writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, who engaged in relationships with men, women, and trans-masculine-identifying people circa the Belle Epoque, is queer to its core. In the film directed by Wash Westmoreland, who is gay, Keira Knightley embodies the pansexual bohemian feminist who stepped out of her husband's shadow to become the most famous female French author in the world. It’s actually quite reassuring to find there are so many lesbian movies out there. From the classics and romance titles, to period dramas and even lesbian Christmas movies, we’ve got representation in all the genres ya’ll. Have you often wondered if you’ll find a lesbian movie that isn’t overrun with tropes and cliches? Yes, us too. Looking for the best lesbian movies of all time? We’ve rounded up 30 of our favourite sapphic and wlw films that are well worthy of a spot on your watchlist. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to research all of the lesbian movie titles we could find. I mean, it’s hard work all this, uh-hum researching. But we really wanted to bring you the best and most diverse list we could come up with.Following that, the appearance of lesbians in cinema was few and far between. A 1950s movie called ‘Pit of Loneliness’ explored lesbian themes. As did ‘The Children’s Hour’ starring Audrey Hepburn in 1961 and ‘The K!lling of Sister George’ in 1968. This next lesbian movie is hot off the press! Here we have a neo-noir thriller with eccentric characters and a twisted storyline. It’s based on the 1912 short Grand Guignol play The Final Kiss. Besides being a genuinely considerate movie with some thoughtful meditations on religion and culture, it has the added thrill of having super erotic sex scenes, made possible because: Based in California’s Joshua Tree desert, the movie centres around the toxic relationship of Jaymee and Henrietta. Following a particularly brutal fight, the pair must confront their past traumas and find a way to heal.

Ever since Director Sebastián Lelio's Disobedience premiered at TIFF in 2017, it's been the talk of the town among the five queer women who care about this kind of stuff. The film tells story of Orthodox Jewish lesbians in London: Esti (Rachel McAdams) caught in a loveless relationship with a Rabbi, and Ronit (Rachel Weisz) trapped in a series of meaningless heterosexual hookups. The story is a painful and difficult one to tell. However, the talented female-led cast and crew behind the movie convey the message in a powerful and captivating way. The women, experiencing stirrings of feminist thought without a vocabulary to express them as well as a desire for each other, find intellectual and emotional support on afternoons when their husbands are away.I also love the way Sebastián chose to shoot it. It was storyboarded. All the wetness, the spitting in the mouth, the pubic hair, the vaginas, but also leaving some of it to the audience to imagine. Where is the other woman’s mouth, where are her fingers? It was important for him to focus on our faces to really capture that desire. There’s something very spiritual about their sex. I’m really proud of it." As a queer woman myself, I was mostly concerned that the two female characters ate a whole plate of spaghetti without brushing their teeth before commencing intercourse. Heavenly Creatures isn’t just a lesbian film; it’s a roller coaster of emotions. It’s also one of the most sinister storylines on this list, which only makes the fact that it’s a true story even more disturbing. I felt like a lot of the world outside of Fall River was changing, but in that Calvinist community, she was really smart. She had a lot to say and no one to say it to," Sevigny said. "That's where we wanted to build the relationship with Bridget for her -- that Bridget was finally an outlet. It felt like she deserved that love and an escape from her horrid existence." Admittedly some stereotypical wlw movies are quite entertaining, some of which you might even find on this list. However, there’s no denying that the all too familiar storylines get somewhat… boring.