Scenes of Erotica #3
February 7, 2006 | Category: Erotic Cinema, Sexblogs
Given that I’m a self-confessed devotee of femme to femme encounters, I really was bound to enjoy Bound
The explicitness of the lesbian scenes between Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly caused quite a stir amongst the masses when the Wachowski Brothers modern noir hit cinema screens back in 1996. The first-time directors must have guessed the types of reaction the bed scene between Violet (Tilly) and Corky (Gershon) would engender, since they chose to shoot it several times, each take a single, continuous shot. This was done as an anti-tamper measure, so that the censors would find it difficult to cut something they didn’t approve of, and the studio couldn’t up the ante by employing body doubles to create more gratuitous footage. The Wachowskis even went to the lengths of bringing Susie Bright - the noted sex writer, editor and lecturer - on board as their technical advisor, to ensure that Gershon’s scenes with Tilly were more realistic than they might have been if left in the hands of the average (ignorant) red-blooded male.
It still proved controversial, the censors wanting to trim a few seconds from the main love scene
But the average (ignorant) red-blooded males probably went home happy. And why shouldn’t they have? For one thing, Bound is a good noir thriller. It doesn’t top the greats of the genre, but it’s a stylishly enjoyable piece of twisting-turning cinema, competently directed and well acted.
And then there’s the femme to femme sex.
Both Gershon and Tilly are physically splendid, and the sparks generated from the moment their eyes meet across the elevator of an uptown apartment building are palpable. The scene on Corky’s rumpled bed is notably erotic. The two women are naked (and as I’ve already mentioned, both are gorgeous
But although that scene proves to be the payoff to Corky and Violet’s smouldering courtship, it’s the teasing which precedes the bedroom denouement that makes this a stand-out example of cinematic erotica for me.
It’s obvious from the get-go that gangster’s moll Violet has her sights set on working woman Corky, and she wastes little time in making her move. Violet ‘drops’ her ‘favourite’ earring down the sink, then gets Corky to come and retrieve it. Wrench in hand, Corky wrestles with the U-bend, the water oozing over her fingers as she twists and turns the smooth metal becoming both an out-of-place phallic gesture, and yet a perfect precursor of what’s to come. Corky gets a beer as a reward for recovering the earring, and Violet earns herself some kudos by demonstrating that she understands the significance of the labrys tattoo on Corky’s bicep.
And the tattoo is the key to opening up the scene. Violet takes the opportunity to show off her own skin art, easing down the strap of her basque so that she can better reveal the violet tattooed against the upper slope of her left breast. “A woman in upstate New York did it for me,” she says in that breathless voice that balances on the knife edge between seduction and annoyance. “Took her all day to do it. She promised it wouldn’t hurt, but it was sore for a long time after.” Violet’s fingertips circle her tattoo, her perfectly manicured nails the exact same shade as the flower’s petals. “I couldn’t even touch it. Now I love the way it feels.”
Without waiting to be asked, Violet scoops Corky’s hand on to her breast. Corky is aroused and perplexed. “What are you doing?” she asks.
“Isn’t it obvious?” Violet replies. “I’m trying to seduce you.” And then just to prove that she really has been thinking about Corky all day, she licks the working girl’s middle finger and guides it between her stockinged thighs.
“You can’t believe what you see? But you can believe what you feel…”
It’s Violet’s fractured sighs of pleasure and her breathless begging to be kissed that really add the sensual icing to this cake. The women collapse on to the floor, kissing passionately and desperately. But just as Corky begins to slip her way down Violet’s body, the door to the apartment opens, and Violet’s live-in Goodfella, Caesar, walks in to interrupt the party.
I think it’s a great seduction scene. Actually, it’s so good, the fact that the bedroom denouement follows on so quickly is both a reward and a disappointment. There’s hardly any time for all that unfulfilled tension to resonate before the two leads are busy satisfying themselves. Maybe it’s my masochistic side that’s hurt by not being kept waiting for their naked conclusion a while longer.
The Wachowskis’ set something of a benchmark by getting the explicit sex out of the way in the first twenty minutes. From there on in, it’s about the twists and turns of the noir tale. And it’s hard to argue that the sex hasn’t driven the plot: their blatant desire for one another gives a believable motive for them to become embroiled in the shenanigans that follow.
And why does this one have a place in my collection? As I’ve said, I think it’s a good film. And beautiful, sensual women having sex together will probably always be a turn-on for me. The truth is, I’d love to watch and listen to MW being seduced in just that way.
But I’ve no desire at all to share Caesar’s fate…
Tags: Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Lesbian
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Umm, Bound … delicious.
Yes, I’d have to agree with you there, BK…
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Great review of an exceptional and very erotic film. Thanks for the pics, they added to the telling. I would put bound high up on my list of favorites generally, but certainly in the erotica category.
Both Gershon and Tilly are beautiful and talented, but then again Gershon has those exquisitely sexy lips…..
Thank you, SCM…
~EA
It was a damned sexy film, definitely erotic. I’m not sure which scene is the sexiest out of all, the beginning where Tilly’s character requests an insert, or when Tilly meets Gershon’s character in the truck and they continue where they left off or the hot bed finger-fuck scene. But apart from this, the movie more or less indicated that it is possible to get a mix of sex and story within a film. It wasn’t just mindless porn or rather, it doesn’t have to be porn to be ‘erotic’.
I would certainly agree that Bound is a fine example of both a film that demonstrates how sex can be a dominant yet integral componant of a mainstream movie’s plot, and how explicit sex can be erotic without going anywhere near the porn genre…
~EA
Bound is one of my all-time favourite films. You summed it all up perfectly in this post.
Delicious.
Thank you, Girl…
~EA
Thanks for sharing this with us. I have never seen the film but your review definitely inspired me to see it.
I hope you both enjoy the movie, Suze…
~EA
Oh, I do adore that film! My first girlfriend (a butch boi herself) showed it to me, and we had the hottest damn sex after …
I need to watch that again, methinks.
xx Dee
I’m glad the review brought back some pleasant memories for you, Dee…
~EA
I love that movie. It’s a long time ago since I saw it, but I will never forget that scene…maybe because I was totally unprepared for it.
Great review
Thank you, Christa - I’m pleased you enjoyed the review…
~EA
I consider ‘Bound’ to be the most erotic lesbian porn I have ever seen. Well, personally, I found it better than porn, because it had such a good story to tell.
Then again, Gina Gershon is a goddess.
Quote: “Then again, Gina Gershon is a goddess.”
You have a point there, Javier…
~EA
One of the sexiest movies ever. Just for those scenes, really. And it absolutely convinced me that if there’s one woman in the world I think is way hot, it’s Gina. Oh yes…
Gina appears to have a devoted fan club emerging here…
~EA
Gine Gershon is the finest, but Jennifer Tilly is also very lovely, and she has a unique crisp crackle to her voice that I find arousing…
/javi
Whilst I also include Jennifer’s voice amongst her many sexy qualities, I still think it has the potential to become maddening. There would doubtless be times when - after a demanding day full of trials - you’d just want to scream, “Damn it, Jenny, can’t you speak in a straight forward voice for a change?”
~EA
I added Bound to my collection early on (1998), and I’ve seen it a dozen times at least. Yours is a spot-on summation of the seduction scene. The reason why the payoff sex scene is not delayed is because the film is not about the sexual relationship between the two women; it is a noir thriller and not a love story. Now, if the film were a love story, then the decision not to delay the sex would be more questionable!
That their sex would be fantastic is practically a given, and since the love story is tangential to the plot, the decision to get past the sex is a correct one. What the film is really about is Trust. Can they trust each other to pull off this caper? And can they get away with it in the first place? Those were the two questions that had me hanging on the edge of my seat. “When are they gonna screw?” just gets in the way.
I’ll take it a step further. That they do have sex and have taken their relationship to that level adds poignancy to the two main questions. They love each other, they are hot together, and so we *want* to see them pull off the heist and get away together! That last scene in Corky’s new truck was the ultimate payoff.
Goddess bless the Wachowskis for making this film and making it so damn good!
Christine Beatty
- former UCLA screenwriting student
P.S. A bit of movie trivia: Warner Brothers had already bought the script for The Matrix, and Bound was a test case to prove to the WB studio heads that the Wachowskis were capable of directing a film. The rest is cinematic history.
Thank you, Christine…
~EA