Shirakawa yofune AKA Asleep (2015) - Shingo Wakagi

 

 SYNOPSIS Terako (Sakura Ando) is a young woman without a job. She has an affair with Iwanaga (Arata Iura) who is married. His wife is in a coma. One day, Terako’s friend kills herself. After that, Terako sleeps all day long and wakes up only when Iwanaga calls her.

Instantané d'histoire: Monsieur X, un Normand dans les maisons closes (2017) - Jean-Thomas Ceccaldi

Synopsis In the aftermath of the First World War, a 20-year-old Frenchman discovers the Paris of the Roaring Twenties, guided by a young Russian emigrant whom he met in the trenches of Verdun. Camera in the hand, he goes through the district of Montparnasse to meet the "little women of Pigalle". (arte.tv)

Léa (2011) - Bruno Rolland

Léa lives in Le Havre, the town where she grew up. She goes to university and alone takes care of her grandmother, who requires constant attention. To make ends meet, she works as a waitress at a nightclub. But Léa dreams of another life. She wants to move to Paris to study political science. When she is accepted at the prestigious Political Studies Institute, she must make decisions. She must part from her grandmother. When Léa finally finds a decent rest home for her, she is faced with a dilemma: the rest home is expensive and she does not have the funds. Léa decides to become a stripper.

 

Libertins (2019) - Lionel Baillemont

Synopsis A French aristocrat, fleeing the lawsuit that has just been brought against him in Marseille for dissolute morals, takes refuge in Venice accompanied by his mistress, his wife's own sister, whom he passes off as his legitimate wife. Frequenting the city's brothels, he soon finds himself confronted with the reproaches of his mistress and the investigations of Venetian spies. Between eroticism and comical situations, this film is a striking and surprising picture of the libertine mores of the eighteenth century.

Impregnation Nation (2020) - Erika Lust

 

 Quote: This emotional erotic short film combines dance and sex to draw you into a sexual experience that transcends words. In the hopes of conceiving, Natalie Portnoy and Sylvan take a chance to visit a fertility ritual and end up experiencing much more than they could have ever imagined. Helping nature does what she does best, a crew of dancers cast a hypnotic spell on both the performers and the viewer, relaying the passion and the tender affection of this fertility journey.

Le baiser AKA The Kiss (2015) - Ovidie

Synopsis A passionate relationship begins between a unmarried woman and an American artist visiting Paris after a kiss on a bridge.

Laia (2016) - Lluís Danés

Based on the famous novel by Salvador Espriu, the film 'Laia' is set in the imaginary village of Poet, a fishing village inhabited by a number of extreme characters, doomed inevitably to the adversities of fate. There lives Laia, a beautiful woman marked by an unhappy childhood and now seemingly in an unhappy marriage , who starts dreaming of freedom while facing the hatred & disapproval of the conservative village community. A story of betrayal , lust and love , this new film adaptation, directed by Lluís Danés, creates a magical atmosphere to explain a delicate and tragic story of fatal destiny. Filmed in Arenys de Mar , "Laia" was conceived as a visual extravaganza with a magnificent theatrical work by Sylvia Steinbrecht.

A la recherche de l'Ultra-Sex (2015) - Various

From Wikipedia:
Science-fiction comedy of the XXX kind, In Search of The Ultra-Sex is inspired by a true story : A pandemic infects people everywhere with infinite lust, and the only ones who can save planet Earth are a crappy group of astronauts in space, led by Captain Cock, desperately looking for a solution!
As the Galactic Confederation desperately tries to understand the reason behind this sudden madness, the horrifying truth is discovered by the FBI agents Bambi Darling and Stormy Brushing : The sexual matrix of the Universe known as the Ultra-Sex has been stolen! On board of starship "4skin 5", Captain Cock and his crew are missioned to solve the mystery and save Planet Earth from an endless orgy!

Liberté sexuelle (2012) - Ovidie

Synopsis:
Leonie-Marie is a presenter for "Love Confessions", a reality tv show. Driven by the need for ratings, Leonie-Marie documents some of the most cynical stories, often violating the privacy of the subjects. So when the opportunity arrives to enter a community practicing free love, she jumps at a chance to film what she sees as doomed menagerie of sex maniacs. But for once, Leonie-Marie´s story is not as simple as it seems, and proves to question her own sexuality more than her subjects´! Ovidie directs and stars in her outstanding third explicit feature, that again questions the fluidity of sexuality and the reasoning behind monogamy, which she has dubbed "a comedy of morals".

Revenge of the Alligator Ladies [Original Cut] (2013) - Jesus Franco

FILM SYNOPSIS/BRIEF REVIEW:
Jess Franco plays himself in this sly comedy in which he is engaged in directing another erotic film while the subject of his previous film, private detective Al Pereira, attempts to relate to the eccentric film making process of Jess Franco. Pereira also has difficult relationships with his son and women in general, illustrated in various amusing vignettes. He travels to Germany where he becomes accidentally involved in a sort of international espionage affair due to his presence at a Communist gathering.

The Duke of Burgundy (2014) - Peter Strickland

Synopsis: A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lover.

Quote:
"This is voyeurism of a brilliant, deeply refined order. If the MPAA had a shot at rating Strickland's fantasy, they would try to condemn it without being able to explain why." - Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Burgundy is a keen pastiche of 1970s Euro-sleaze and high art, and looks amazing on the big screen, calmly florid, precise yet bonkers, bristling with detail. It's preposterous, delirious and delicious." - Ray Pride, New City

"Stylistically, The Duke of Burgundy is an aesthete's dream - meticulously refined, delicate as a fritillary's wing." - Jonathan Romney, Observer UK

Dall Ass (2011) - Lárus Ýmir Óskarsson

A film director decides to start making gay porn and tries to convince his crew and actors that this is a financially splendid idea.

Peter De Rome: Grandfather of Gay Porn (2014) - Ethan Reid

Quote:

Pioneering erotic filmmaker Peter de Rome tells his astonishing life story with humour and charm in this surprising and heart-warming documentary.

Spanning more than eight decades of gay experience in Britain and the US, Peter de Rome : Grandfather of Gay Porn charts Peter’s journey from cinematic outlaw to celebrated film icon with contributions from collaborators and some of those he has influenced.

Black & White & Sex (2012) - John Winter

Prostitute. Hooker. Sex Worker. Whore. Candid and seductive, Angie is determined to set the record straight about sex. As she reveals herself, layer-by-layer, she also exposes the man who is interviewing her. Sometimes provocative and confronting, sometimes tender, poignant and sexy, Black & White & Sex takes you behind the scenes and into Angies very special world. There's a question here for every man and an answer for every woman. Anyone who pays is welcome - but leave your expectations at the door sex is never black and white.

Howaito rirî AKA White Lily (2016) - Hideo Nakata

Quote:
Nikkatsu has rebooted the Roman porno label and recommenced production of new works reviving its function as a sandbox for playful experimentation with the aim of attaing new forms of cinematic expression. Hideo Nakata entered Nikkatsu as an assistant director and experienced several on-location shoots for Roman porno soft-core series, but this film is the first Roman porno title directed by Nakata himself. He challenges a lesbian world taking over from the old title spirits, with his respect for his master, director Masaru konuma.

Anchiporuno AKA Antiporno (2016) - Sion Sono

Kyoko is a twenty-one-year-old artist who loves being at the center of attention. One day, feeling down, she lashes out against her assistant, sexually humiliating her in front of the rest of the staff. Suddenly someone yells “Cut!” and we realize that they are actually on a movie set.

Kaze ni nureta onna AKA Wet Woman in the Wind (2016) - Akihiko Shiota

When a successful, but tired Tokyo-based playwright who has sworn off easy women and casual encounters takes refuge in the countryside, his plans are disrupted by a horny woman who pedals fast into his life and is unrelenting.

Howaito rirî AKA White Lily (2016) - Hideo Nakata

Quote:
Nikkatsu has rebooted the Roman porno label and recommenced production of new works reviving its function as a sandbox for playful experimentation with the aim of attaing new forms of cinematic expression. Hideo Nakata entered Nikkatsu as an assistant director and experienced several on-location shoots for Roman porno soft-core series, but this film is the first Roman porno title directed by Nakata himself. He challenges a lesbian world taking over from the old title spirits, with his respect for his master, director Masaru konuma.

Schnick Schnack Schnuck (2015) - Maike Brochhaus

Quote:
Felix plans to spend the weekend at a music festival in Amsterdam with his buddy Kai. Meanwhile his girlfriend Emmi ought to stay home and grade papers. But commitment is not exactly Kai's strongest suit and then suddenly Emmi's high school friend Magda shows up and shows it all. So of course things get a little out of hand and in the end everybody is naked.

Watashi no dorei ni narinasai AKA Be My Slave (2012) - Tôru Kamei

Synopsis:
Dan Mitsu stars as Kana, a female employee at a publishing company who strikes up a sexual relationship with a younger co-worker (Mayama Akihiro). He soon discovers that Kana's fetishes extend to sadomasochistic tendencies, involving a mysterious man only known as "Sensei" (Itao Itsuji). This discovery will push his relationship with Kana to a new, dangerous level that he may not be ready for.

Be My Slave, an edgy erotic drama is based on a popular novel about the secret fetishes of urbanites.