- Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Chloe Sevigny, Michelle Williams, Ellen Degeneres, Sharon Stone
- Format: PAL, Dolby
- Language English
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Mosaic
- VHS Release Date: 27 Jan 2003
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005MFOZ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,029 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is the first in a genre of lesbian films which actually focuses on real issues and depicts lesbians in a favourable light - not as steroetypes but as loving, caring, sensitive people from all walks of life.
It is well written, funny and sad and appealing to everyone, whether straight or gay. It shows that lesbians can be old or young, that we want the same things out of life as everyone else. We want children and express the same concerns as heterosexual people.
I nearly cried when I watched this as I felt relieved that finally something positive has been made about the gay community.
It is a feel-good movie and will appeal to all ages.
What a fab film!!
It is well written, funny and sad and appealing to everyone, whether straight or gay. It shows that lesbians can be old or young, that we want the same things out of life as everyone else. We want children and express the same concerns as heterosexual people.
I nearly cried when I watched this as I felt relieved that finally something positive has been made about the gay community.
It is a feel-good movie and will appeal to all ages.
What a fab film!!
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The hype was all about Sharon Stone and Ellen DeGeneres "doing it", but theirs was actually the weakest of the three episodes set in the same house. Vanessa Redgrave, in the 1961 part, is genuinely unmissable as a woman who has to deal with the greedy relatives of her recently departed lifelong lover. "Dignity" was the word that leapt to my mind. The second episode, set ten years later, features the adorable Chloe Sevigny in her first butch role (I'm still scandalised about her not winning an Oscar for Boys Don't Cry) - showing that women's lib and lesbian rights did not necessarily include rights for women who dress like men (and very erotically so...). The third part, then, takes us back to the present: Sharon and Ellen desparately trying to have a baby. It's all about sperm donors, timing and - let's face it - laughs. Although genuinely funny, this lighthearted sitcom episode is an ill match for the other two. Still, the whole package is a delight to watch and crammed with fine performances - I would just recommend watching the episodes in reverse order.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The story fits around the lives of three sets of women, each exploring views, attitudes, and feelings about gay relationships. What came through for me, is not just how different the times are in each part, but how varying and individual the characters are.
The first section explores the lives of an older couple and demonstrates brilliantly the idea of trust, companionship, and love. It demonstrates with dignity an area of gay film making which is not often presented, especially to such a wide audience. As in every part of the film, it also deals with an issue relevant to the gay community. In this case, it is the battle being fought for equal rights to same sex partners after death. It also deals with the more subtle pains of secrets, lies and an element of shame encountered around the time and indeed to the present day.
The second section examines gender issues and explores the never ending issue of the butch/femme stereotype. Again it is linked to the era in which it is set and illustrates a part of lesbian living which is more alive today than ever.
The over riding feeling of the film as a whole is that of optimism and, although there are still battles being fought today for same sex couples, the film makers have chosen each part to represent the evolution of the roles of people in the gay community.
Especially heart warming is the tale of the couple trying to have a baby and the real emotions they feel towards each other. It shows that in a world that stereotypically involves one night stands and troubled relationships, you can find someone to share your life with regardless of sex. It demonstrates the way many gay people feel about not labelling themselves but wanting to fall in love with a person, not a gender.
The first and second segments illustrate more the struggles which gay women have endeavoured, only emphasising further how fantastic the last relationship is.
This is such a varying film that it is hard to class, rate, or review because it simply deals with so many issues and ideas. At the end of the day, this is an enjoyable, funny, and slightly experimental film which in some ways has bought the gay comunity together which cant be a bad thing, and it will leave you feeling a strange, heart warming optimism for every relationship.
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IT WAS IN REGION 1, I LIVE IN THE UK.
This is my favorate film ever, I Have the vidio VHS. Got the Dvd of this Then went to watch it, And its Region 1. I still have it from Amason. So disapointed.
Published 3 months ago by Kitty
Love This Film!
This film although kind of short to me has three very different but very relative stories. I found myself kind of identifying with the second story on here and although the first... Read more
Published on 22 May 2010 by Ms. K. A. BYGRAVE DAVIES
Challenge your preconceptions...
This was one of those movies I had heard about and just had not gotten around to seeing, but I ordered it, watched it, and ended up asking myself some very brutal questions about... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by Mrs. D. A. Roper
DVD Never Recieved
Very poor, as the product was never recieved but was paid for. would not reccomend orderin from this company. But do buy the movie from another supplier. Very good flick!
Published on 5 April 2009 by Mrs. J. Livingstone
Brilliant Film
This film is brilliant, and shows the world that lesbianism exists all over the world, and in any place. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2009 by Ms. S. M. Walters
tears for the past and hope for the future
It is a sad fact of our lives as lesbians that at some time or another the vast majority of us will have had to deal with discrimination, based solely on our sexual orientation. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2007 by Z. McCann
Simply Fantastic
I watched this film recently during which I cried at the beginning out of the deep loss that Redgrave portrayed in her performance and it touched me deeply. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2006 by Annie
Poignant and sensitive - a 'must see'
The 3 stories included in this film are accurate, aptly treated and are a credible representation of lesbianism in both the social and emotional contexts.
The acting is terrific. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2006
Sad but used to be true
I thought this was a very moving film with so much truth in it. I am only glad that we now look back at this film to "how it use to be" I wish all the couples who are now able to... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2006 by "elainesmith007"
Diminishing Returns
As a man (boo!) lesbianism interests and excites, or used to, because it reveals a love I can never know. Nevertheless, I can recognise passion and truth when it comes my way. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2006 by Ellis J. Delmonte
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