MOVIES ARE AN APHRODISIAC!

There is no doubt movies are great for setting the mood but some films do more and create this mood. The defintion for the word aphrodisiac is "an agent that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire", and with enough imagination movies fit this description. Here are 5 (pseudo-)erotic movies to pick from and enjoy this Valentine's Day.

Secretary (2002) dir. by Steven Shainberg

Lee Holloway, a young woman with a history of severe emotional problems, is released from a psychiatric institution. She finds work as a secretary to the attorney E. Edward Grey, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.

La Piscine (1969) dir. by Jacques Deray

The bronzed and beautiful Marianne and Jean-Paul are spending their summer vacation on the Côte d’Azur. But their tranquil holiday is interrupted by the arrival of an old acquaintance and his eighteen-year-old daughter—unleashing a gathering wave of sexual tension, jealousy, and sudden violence.

The Handmaiden (2016) dir. by Park Chan-wook

In 1930s Korea, a new girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler, who is posing as a Japanese Count, to help him seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.

Crash (1996) dir. by David Cronenberg

After surviving a brutal car wreck, commercial director James Ballard finds himself slowly descending into a fetishistic underworld of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, who find metallic collisions a sexual turn-on and a jolting life force they come to crave.

The Bridges of Madison County (1995) dir. by Clint Eastwood

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson, for four days in the 1960s.

Other recommended viewing:
The Last Seduction (1994) dir. by John Dahl

A devious sexpot steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

Shortbus (2006) dir. by John Dahl

Sex counselor Sofia has never once had an orgasm. But everything changes when Jamie and James, a gay couple she treats, introduce her to New York’s polysexual sex party scene. As dominatrix Severin helps Sofia to reach climax, Jamie and James’ sex life complicates with the arrival of a third lover.

Blue Velvet (1986) dir. by David Lynch

In this twisted, hypnotic take on the coming-of-age drama, David Lynch finds voracious desires and feverish impulses lurking behind the white picket fences of the American dream. Beguiled by Isabella Rossellini’s tragic beauty, Kyle MacLachlan’s wide-eyed voyeur frees love from destructive passion.

Love (2016) dir. by Gaspar Noe

Murphy listens to his voicemail: Electra’s mother wants to know whether he has heard from her daughter, now missing for a long time. Murphy finds himself alone in his apartment, reminiscing about the greatest love affair of his life—a burning passion full of promises, games, excesses, and mistakes.

The Doom Generation (1995) dir. by Gregg Araki

Amy Blue (Rose McGowan) is wallowing in a boring relationship with her high school sweetheart Jordan White (James Duval) when white-hot drifter Xavier Red (Johnathon Schaech) literally lands on their car and climbs aboard.

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