Lianna (1983)

Part of the Lesbians On Screen, How Far Have We Come?

Director: John Sayles
Certificate: BBFC 18
Length:
Format: Unknown
Language: English
Country: USA

John Sayles second feature film focuses on the experiences of a woman who finds herself starting life over after coming out of the closet as a lesbian. As she struggles to accept her own sexuality, Lianna (Linda Griffiths), must also deal with her husband’s (Jon DeVries) doubly-hurt sense of sexual betrayal, the half-formed understandings of her children, who’ve only just become aware of conventional sexual realities, and the ambivalence of once-close women friends.

PLEASE NOTE:

This series of screenings is for women only, and some screenings will be accompanied by discussions.

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Film: The Killing Of Sister George (1968)

7 May 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Outstanding performances from Beryl Reid and Susannah York mark this controversial classic as a standout film in the cinematic history of lesbian representations. 

22

Film: Vampyros Lesbos (1971)

22 May 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Between 1968 and 1974 an extraordinary number of lesbian vampire feature films were produced, amongst these, Jess Franco's erotic horror.   Women only Film and Discussion

12

Film: Bound (1996)

12 Jun 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Fun and sexy crime caper in which Corky (Gina Gershon), a lesbian ex con working in an apartment as a plumber, meets neighbours Caesar (Joe Pantoliono) and Violet (Jennifer Tilly). The two women have a love affair and decide to steal $2,000,000 that Caesar is keeping for his Mafia boss.

02

Film: Ghosted (2009)

2 Jul 2014, 7:30 p.m.

A mysterious love story between Hamburg and Taipeh. Sophie (Inga Busch) is an artist who falls in love with Ai-Ling (Huan-Ru Ke), who had moved to Hamburg to gain more information about her father.