"Breakup Sex" from Cinco Historias Para Ellas (2007) +

An artfully filmed (if inexpertly dubbed) explicit erotic short featuring two men confronting each other about deceptions and betrayals in their relationship. The confrontation heats up, seemingly escalating toward violence, when the two begin making out passionately. The sex that follows is appealing -- oral and anal penetration filmed from oblique but revealing angles. The black and white cinematic framing of the sex acts proves productive. We get to see everything, but not too much or for too long, and we also get to see more artily erotic physical stagings. It's not entirely clear how this is "porn for women," however. I s'pose the easiest answer is that the establishing narrative scenario roots the intensity of the subsequent sex scene in a legible emotional reality: these are two guys who really should have nothing to do with each other but apparently the sex is hot. I was a little bit annoyed that the guy set up to be the cheating asshole also took the dominant role in the sex, and the hotheaded shit-stirring partner was the submissive -- that seemed a little cliche. But the guys are attractive and the sex was appealing and the ending was sensible (the hotheaded guy storms out as the asshole curls up for a post-coital nap). Interestingly, there was little that was jarring about seeing this film excerpt on a large screen in a mixed crowd because (talk about cliches) it didn't carry a pornish vibe, but rather a feeling that was more along the lines of "explicit erotica." I would have liked to see another scene from the larger film to establish the conventions and context of Erica Lust's narrative and cinematic stylings. That said, I doubt I'll seek out the full film on my own.