In the past, I have used this space to examine the cultural implication of sex in cinema, the hotness of naked people, and even exploited some of my own personal going-ons. After last week’s titillating BDSM discussion and the official welcoming of summer, I chose to approach some lighter fare this time around.
We all love sex in its many forms (unless for some, I’m sure, reasonable reason you do not), and more importantly we are all fascinated or turned-on by sex on film (for artistic purposes, surely). With summer upon us we have at least a fistful of sexy films whetting our appetite before September 20th. I have done some preliminary dirty work to present to you, fair reader, a double stuffed list of films tailor-made for the erotica lover.
Let’s start with this month’s release of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival Camera d’Or winner Ano Bisiesto (Leap Year). This intense and simplistic Mexican film looks like it will fit perfectly on the shelf next to Secretary and 9 Songs, and with its award-winning streak it may even pan out to be more than just a skin-flick. Directed by new-comer Michael Rowe, Monica Del Carmen stars as the single, sexy, and sad Laura who chooses to engage in random stranger sex with men she meets at her local bar rather than stay at home alone each night with her feelings.
This set-up is common in indie dramas, however as our heroine goes through men like lollipops the tone starts to shift. Laura meets Arturo (Gustavo Sanchez Parra) at a particularly vulnerable moment and discovers quickly that what makes this man overwhelming also makes him enticing. The couple engages in extreme back and forths while the truth behind Laura’s sadness unravels around them. Choking, slapping, safe words, and intense eye contact all make appearances in the trailer, and hopefully this isn’t a case of “all the good stuff was in the previews” for Leap Year. This film just looks too good to miss.
