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Halle Berry showed a lot of directorial talent in her debut feature and that talent included shooting an incredible lesbian sex scene between herself and Sheila Atim! It’s tender and erotic and specific and marks a real shift for her character. Some sex scenes are frivolous — this is one of the best parts of the whole film. But it still makes this category because it is, above all else, very hot. Bruised is .
For all the sex on The L Word, there wasn’t a ton of sex with kink (that I remember anyway) and media portrayals of kinky sex are usually laden with shame or negativity. This scene stands out to me because it was a relatively positive and definitely consensual kink scene and also on a fundamental human level, I was just, like, not ready for how it made me feel in my pants when Uta hung Alice from the ceiling and bit her neck. I also love how this scene turns the actual lesbian vampire trope on its head, reclaiming women’s sexual agency by reflecting the lesbian vampire’s desire as consensual and freeing for Alice. Lastly, I think I always kind of identified with Alice not only because she was bisexual, but because she was pretty open to trying new things in the bedroom and her sex scenes were sometimes… funny? Like somehow the Alice and Uta scene was simultaneously hot and kinky and very silly, which is exactly how I like my light bondage queer lady vampire sex.
Park Chan-wook adapted this story from lesbian novelist Narah Waters’ Fingersmith. He moves the action from Victorian London to Korea, during the era of Japanese occupation, however, all of the other elements of the story remain intact including the twisting plot, dual perspectives, and of course the lesbian love scenes. You’ll never forget the first time you hear those bells ringing!
35 all-time greatest lesbian sex scenes in movies & where to stream them
With all the shaming that unfortunately goes on in the queer community (knock that off!), you’d think that lesbian movie sex scenes have overutilized the act. However, The Handmaiden is actually one of the meager few films that include it. For lead characters Lady Hideko and Sook-hee, making love to each other intensifies their romance, but also represents their escape from the heteronormativity and oppression that burdens their lives. The film’s lesbian sex scenes are a liberating rarity due to their equal exploration in complexity, explicitness, and kink.


















