Room in Rome. I think one of the most sensual and beautifully photographed Lesbian films ever. Mind you I also loved Blue is the Warmest Colour - Won the medal at the Cannes Film festival.
Alba (Elena Anaya), a Spanish tourist in Rome, seduces a stranger, a young Russian woman who introduces herself as Natasha (Natasha Yarovenko) to her hotel room (the details of how they meet in a club are left vague) in what seems merely a harmless sexual adventure crowning their last night in Rome. Natasha is at first quite reluctant, but clearly more experienced Alba handles deftly around Natasha's hesitance. Flattered by the attention that Alba gives her, Natasha responds to Alba's sexual advances, but continues to maintain that she is straight and has never had sex with a woman. Alba counters by claiming that she is a lesbian and has never had sex with a man.
Over the next 10 hours, Alba and Natasha share stories of their lives, periodically stopping to illustrate their points with pictures on the Internet, talk about the artwork in the hotel room, and enjoy each others bodies by having sex with each other. Alba first tells a story about how her mother abandoned her when she was a little girl and she ended up as the kept woman of a wealthy Arab in Saudi Arabia, while Natasha shares a story of her abusive father and her twin sister's career as an art historian.
Tentatively, through weave of stories, lesbian sex, memories and connection with artworks in the room, the two women connect deeply, descending more and more into the depths of truth, trust, and ultimately love. Natasha later reveals that her real name is actually Dasha that she is actually a professional tennis player and is to be married the following week in Russia to a man. Dasha's twin sister (who is actually called Sasha) phones her at least twice to ask of her whereabouts and of Dasha's wedding plans. Alba then reveals that she is a actually a mechanical engineer/inventor in Rome on business and she lives with a woman in Spain. Alba shows Dasha/Natasha a video of herself and her life partner, named Edurne, who has two small children, a little boy and girl, and whom are of Basque origin. Alba also says that the little boy died recently in a drowning accident.
Dasha and Alba have breakfast together at dawn, which is served by their cheerful room service waiter, named Max. They discuss abandoning their partners and living together in Rome, but both seem to realize that this is not possible. The two one-time lovers eventually decide to part ways, returning to their previous lives in Russia and Spain as well as agree to keep their romantic one night stand a secret between themselves. The ending of the film remains ambiguous about their parting when seconds after leaving the hotel and walking away from each other, Dasha calls out to Alba and runs towards her to show off her sprint running skills.
