Tag: lesbian

• Bound to Trust

  

  The biggest joke at the heart of the Wachowski Brothers’ (sisters?) ‘Bound’ (1996) is the mob’s laundryman not knowing where the laundry detergent is when he literally needs to launder the money. Violet may be the trophy all the mobsters desire, but she is practical enough to get done what needs doing. And, with no sign of…

  markwithanx

  March 2, 2020

  Lesbian Films

  Bound (1996), film noir, lesbian, mafiosi, relationships, sex, sex currency, trophy wife, trust, Victorian roles for women, Wachowskis

• Caught on the Key

  

  “Other than my books, there’s nothing I’ve wanted.” Vivian Bell’s explanation to her Reno lawyer of why she wants to leave a “decent marriage” leads to his remarking, “It’s a rare woman who wants out with no strings.” At this point in ‘Desert Hearts’ (1985), Vivian lets this blatant sexism slide. In fact, one of…

  markwithanx

  February 29, 2020

  Lesbian Films

  change, choice, Desert Hearts, freedom, heteronormative, integrity, lesbian, relationship, Reno, Story, textuality