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Top 20 Sensual Movies
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How do you solve
the problem
when he wants porn and she can't stand it?
An erotic movie
addresses her needs for continuity and seduction and his
desire for action and ovation.
The
difference between pornography and erotica is elementary.
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Pornography
is a film, photograph or written work with one purpose, to show sex, graphically,
explicitly with no need for imagination or intelligence. It is sex for sex's sake
and nothing else. Anyone in any language can understand pornography. However, not
everyone will understand erotica or recognize it when they see it. |
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Erotica is a drama, comedy, photograph, musical or written work that is
about a subject and sex or seduction is part of the story. It may or may not be
overt. Erotica is more about the tease than the actual act and requires an
appreciation of both the art of seduction and a level of intelligence to understand the
innuendo and intrigue. Erotica is intellectual foreplay.
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Below we
have assembled our list of erotic movies we think both of you will enjoy You may be
surprised by some we've included because you may not have thought of
them as erotic. We look for elements that tease as well as
tantalize and we will continue to add others as visitors like
you submit their favorites. To Print a list of this or any of
our recommendations, just hit the print button at the bottom of
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Couples Company's
Top 20 Sensual & Erotic Films
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The
Lover
1992 (R):
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Starring: Jane March and Tony
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Our favorite erotic film, The Lover
combines a passionate story with moving sexuality. There is one specific scene that sticks
out.
Its a hot, humid summer afternoon and
the Asian millionaire (Tony Leung) and French schoolgirl (Jane March) are making love on a
bed next to a busy afternoon street in China. All around them you hear the sounds of
people, shouting, talking and scurrying about their day. Above them a ceiling fan attempts
to cool, its faint methodical ticking like a metronome of the lovers movements and
suddenly you realize that all that separates our lovers from the masses is a single, frail
bamboo shade. If you have ever made love in the afternoon with the window wide open
shielded only by a partially drawn shade, you'll understand this scene. A bittersweet
experience, which is why we think that it endears us so.
The cinematography in this film is amazing
and it will leave you breathless as it enraptures your imagination in the story of
forbidden love. Tasteful and epic storytelling, Details
magazine also ranked The Lover as their #1 Put her in the mood" movie of all time. (January 2000).
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Like
Water for Chocolate
(Como Agua para Chocolate) |
1993
(R): Nudity
Starring: Lumi Cavazos, Mario Leonardi, Regina Torne, M. Martinez, Ada Carrasco |
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Awards: 1993 Best Foreign
Language Film (British Academy Awards and Golden Globe)
Like Romeo
and Juliet, this is the story of forbidden love that spans decades only to be realized in
such an intensity that it causes the death of he who experiences its power. Like Water
for Chocolate is often cited by women as their favorite book of all time, and for
once, the movie lives up to the legacy.
Based upon one of
the hallmark literary masterpieces of modern times, the film version does not disappoint.
See it in its original Spanish language format and learn just why cooking is the way to a
mans heart and also the way to destroy it. Just a hint to the guys, dont be
surprised if in the end your date is left with the tears that swell when something is
truly romantic. Our suggestion, kiss them off her face as the credits roll. But dont
forget to hide the matches first. By the way, you wont even notice the subtitles.
Its that good!
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Boogie Nights
1997 (R):
(Strong language, nudity, drugs and
violence)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John
Reilly, Don Cheadle, and Heather Graham |
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Winner 1997: 3 Academy
Awards: Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Reynolds) and Actress (Moore) and Two
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor and Actress
Hows this
for the ultimate irony: a film about the porn industry, which is actually a comedy but
more like a drama and ends up on our list of top erotic films? Irony aside Boogie Nights
does contain all the elements described in the definition of erotica, and is one good movie. This is the movie we generally recommend if He wants a porn flick
and She wants an erotic, well, we cant call it a romance but it is
middle ground. Burt Reynolds Oscar nominated performance in Boogey Nights is
delightfully sleazy and Marc Wahlberg
the women at Couples Company have just
one question Marc. My God! Is that really you?!? Youll see what we mean in the last
30 seconds if you havent seen the movie just yet. By the way, it
can't be. The longest on record is.....See
the stats in Jungle! Some images you just never forget.
One caveat: There is a lot of drug use in this movie so if that disturbs you, pass on it.
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Body Heat
1981(R): (Language & Sexual Content)
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson,
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Standing
inside the house William Hurt wrestles with lust, pining at what he sees but cant
get. Tall, exotic and alluring Kathleen Turner epitomizes sultry sensuality from her
suggestive pose to her throaty voice laced with innuendo. Suddenly he grabs a chair on the
lanai and slams it through the window. Oh, chivalry and pure adulterated lust are still
alive in Hollywood. We know very few women who wouldnt want their lover to
occasionally turn into this masculine tower of lust and crash through a window just to
make love to her on the floor, on the stairs and every other place in the mansion. This
smoldering mind game of suspense will leave you on the edge of your seat with its twists
and turns and ultimate surprise ending. Details magazine ranking #5 of top twelve
Put her in the mood movies, January 2000.
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Last Tango in
Paris
(Unedited version)
1972 (NC17): (Language and Strong
Sexual Content: Homosexual & Heterosexual, S&M)
Starring: Marlon
Brando, Maria Michi, Maria Schneider
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Awards: 1973 Best Actor, Marlon
Brando (Academy & Film Critics) Best Director, Bernardo Bettolucci (Academy) Best Film
(Film Critics)
Overwhelmingly when Baby Boomers are asked about their
favorite Sensual movie, Last Tango in Paris tops the list.
What does an
American do when he meets the other side of wild after the death of his wife by
suicide? Marlon Brando, playing Paul, an emotionally distraught and confused man who
staves off his grief by pursuing the carnal pleasures with a young
French woman (Maria
Schneider). His journey into sexuality starts on the edge of the dark side and plows
though to the center of sadomasochism and perversion. This movie is both eloquent in
its photography as it is in substance. We see a man, consumed by guilt and
attempting to justify it and avoid his own purgatory as he ultimately becomes engulfed by
it. Probably the most unforgettable scene involves the creative use of butter, bread
not necessary.
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Dangerous Liaisons
1988 (R): Adult Language, Nudity
Starring: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie
Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman
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Awards: 1988 Winner of 7
Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actress.
Complications,
intrigue, seduction and just plan passive-aggressive sexual war, Dangerous Liaisons will
take you on a trip of erotic pleasures seeded with unbridled jealousy and revenge.
Elegantly acted by all involved and with John Malkovich as the leading man, how can you go
wrong? Think about it. Has he ever been in a bad movie?
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Romeo & Juliet
1968 (PG):
(Brief Nudity)
Review by Couples Company founder Laura Dawn Lewis Starring: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea,
Michael York, & John McEnery
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Awards: "Top Ten
Pictures of 1968", Golden Globe for Best Director
How many of
you saw this movie for first time in 9th grade? If you did then you know the only
thing everyone talked about for the rest of the day was Romeos gorgeous nude behind.
For most girls this was the first view of the male posterior we had ever seen and frankly,
we couldnt believe they let us see it. For me, it was a preclusion to real
life. Two years later as an exchange student in Brazil, I came face to face with
Leonard Whitings twin, my own dead ringer for Romeo
and like me, he was sixteen
and his bedroom was just five feet across the hall. Unfortunately, his mother got
suspicious and had me moved to another house before I ever got even a kiss. The laments of
lost youth and things left undone. Romeo, you owe me a kiss on my next visit to Brazil!
Regardless, this
award winning interpretation of Shakespeares most beloved tale of star-crossed
lovers is as epic in its visual elements and costumes as it is in the quality of the
acting. It proves that this Renaissance man is truly the ages master storyteller and
still holds the key to enduring and unequivocal sensuality. Viva la romance! .
Details magazine ranked this movie #12 of top twelve Put her in the mood movies, January 2000.
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The Serpent & the Rainbow
1987 (R): Nudity and Adult
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Starring: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield,
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How does a
spiritual thriller directed by Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street) based upon a true
story end up on our list of must see erotica? If you have to ask, you havent seen
the love scene on the cave floor.
Set in Haiti, this journey into the backwaters of Voodoo
and black magic will creep through your bones as eerily as The Omen and
The Exorcist.
If you believe, this film will scare you. But it will also ignite your libido. In
fact, did you know that fear automatically heightens your sexual arousal? Not only is this
a fantastic movie, it is the perfect Halloween rendezvous without the kids!
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Henry & June
1990 (NC17):
Overt Sexuality, heterosexual &
homosexual, nudity and languageStarring: Uma Thurman,
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What happens when
two of the Twentieth Century's top erotic writers have an affair and one of them is
married?
This the premise
Henry and June. Henry Miller (Author of landmark 'The Tropic of Cancer') falls in
love with Anaïs Nin, the young writer who was paid a dollar per page by an unknown French
millionaire to write the most seductively perverse stories possible during the 1920's and
1930's. Based upon the true story of their love affair, you'll find this film
seductive, beautifully photographed and acted by all involved.
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Lipstick on Your Collar
1995
(R): Nudity, Language, Adult Situations
Starring: Giles Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Louise Germaine, Kymberly Huffman.
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Monte
Python and Saturday Night Live meet Playboy is probably the best description of this
latest effort by writer Dennis Potter (The Singing Detective and
Pennies from
Heaven). Originally aired on British television, if you like
your seduction mixed with a good dose of comedy, Lipstick on Your Collar is sure to please.
This
program is strong reminder of just how conservative American TV really is and how kinky
the British can be under their oh-so-proper exterior. By the way, did you know our
elegant friends on the other side of the pond are the largest consumers of literary
erotica? What else would you expect from the birthplace and inspiration of DH
Lawrence? The British know quality when they see it.
If
you're in to role playing, your coffers will soon be full of ideas and scenarios. You'll
laugh, you'll laugh harder and then you'll attack your partner on the sofa long before the
credits ever roll.
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