My Mother Likes Women: Lesbian Movie Review

My Mother Likes Women (“A Mi Madre Le Gustan Las Mujeres”)

Directed by Ines Peres and Daniela Fejerman

93 Minutes

Spanish with English subtitles

Starring:

Rosa Maria Sarda, as the Mother

Eliska Sirova, as Eliska (Czech piano player)

Maria Pujalte, as Jimena (Oldest sister)

Leonor Watling, as Elvira (Middle sister)

Silvia Abascal, as Sol (Youngest sister)

The tagline for My Mother Likes Women reads “Family just isn’t what it used to be!” Amen. Let’s just say I wish I had a family like this. Why doesn’t my mother like women!? And if only I had a sister like Elvira, played by Leonor Watling (from Pedro Almodóvar’s Talk to Her), well, um, oh my…

Ok, fantasies aside, My Mother Likes Women is a fun lesbian romantic comedy worthy of a rental and a second or third viewing. The story focuses on the struggle of three sisters as they navigate the news that their mother is gay and in love with a young Czech pianist named Eliska. The sisters concoct a crazy plan to woo Eliska away from their mother-- because their mother couldn’t possibly like women. At her age! This plan entails a hot interaction between Elvira and Eliska—sparks fly, leaving me pining for a second version of this film called My Sister Likes Women…One can only dream…(Hey! Ines and Daniela! Let me know if you want to collaborate.)

There are several hilarious scenes and wacky escapades. At the end, every one is happy, gay or gay-friendly, and evolved. I wish my own coming out had gone as well.

The film has everything a lesbian could need: exotic accents and locales, references to Sappho, comedic highs, dramatic lows, a few outrageously exaggerated stereotypes, scenes in a lesbian bar, sexy butches and lovely Spanish femmes. See it with your sweetie, today!