Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Cynara: Poetry in Motion" is an American 40-minute movie set in the 19th century that deals with a romantic relationship between two women. It is softcore porn, very explicit and thus not suitable for younger audiences. But then again why would they want to watch it. This id not a good film by any means and the script is so bad and uninteresting that it's impossible to say if the actresses in here are talented or not. The only material they have is showing us their naked bodies. These, without a doubt, look fairly nice, but from a cinematic perspective there is little of value in here. Actually the movie is pretty pretentious at times, tries to be beautiful in terms of sceneries and art direction, but nothing of it feels authentic. A failure for the most part. Not recommended.

v_bugani First of all, my respects to all the people involved in this short filmed movie and especially to Nicole Conn for her brilliant idea. Never have I seen a story expressed through a standalone picture, so well. The narration was almost dreamy, the poems used were ecstatic especially Dowson's tormented poem for his only lost love...Cynara. The photography was beautiful and I have the feeling that being a bit blurred was the fault that made it so beautiful. A perfect one would be so unrealistic... I mean we don't watch Star Wars here, but a confounded love story. The costumes and the set were a delightful thing to watch addressing the Victorian era perfectly (one cannot argue if have read Jane Austin, Sarah Waters, or watched BBC adaptations of this era). The cinematography was intoxicating…. from where to start and where to finish. The story is as simple as you could ever imagine being. Two women meet in an ocean inn and start to share each other company… a sculptress and a writer. Both seem to be unsatisfied with their life. Cynara( the sculptress) is isolated in this place many years feeling lonely and bored and one might guess why her family sent her away( is it because of her homosexuality that her aunt knew? And was not something to talk about openly at that time). The writer was a tormented soul that was seeking peace within her (that's why she left Paris). These two characters instantly hooked. We see them enjoying playing chess, talking, walking, horseback riding in the beach. It must be noted that the horseback riding added so much value in this movie. Actually all the romance and flirting was expressed through these scenes. The fantasies that each woman had were fantastically shot. The two actresses portrayed wonderfully through their body and face expressions the transition from friendship to desire. The chemistry was so powerful and strong that one could characterize it as volcano explosions. The love making scene was utterly intoxicating and surely to say the best love scene ever filmed between two women. This short filmed movie can move free spirit minds and can even shake the quake and wake the life of conventional ones. Even if I am straight up to now because you never know in this life, I say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with love, passion and desire between women. By all means this movie is not soft porn as many claim to be…. And to be honest I enjoyed more the first 30 minutes than the love making scene. It's a pure drama romance that deserves to be watched especially from people who live for the moment. The rating is very unfair and unjust. Hopefully this movie will not apply to a specific audience as it is design to be. Personally I would love to see such projects coming out.

Robert J. Maxwell It's a little hard to imagine some ordinary straight guy sitting before the TV screen, can of beer in one hand, trying to make any sense out of this unusual movie that can be transduced into something resembling appreciation.Nope. It's a movie made by women for women. The guy with the beer is going to sit there and suffer through the soft seaside breezes of Baycliffe, the glow of candle flames, the sensuous molding of a writhing and naked body, the absent dialog that has been replaced by poetry good and mediocre, the growing affection between two women (one of whom dresses like George Sand and even looks a little like her), the lush romantic music, the stunning but fuzzy photography, the slow motion shot of the two women riding horses along the beach -- and he's thinking, "What about the DILDOS?" And, "When do we bring in the STABLE BOY?" No such luck, dude. Two women in 1888 fall in love, spend a an ecstatic night or two together, and one leaves sadly.There's nothing vulgar about it. It doesn't approach the banal debasement of the human figure that you can watch on a hard-core DVD, all glossy glabrous surfaces and globular dugs. It's about lesbian love, of which sex is merely a part. I know this because, though I'm a straight male, I had sat through the Human Sexuality Training Program at Berkeley. I have seen elephants at work, never mind lesbians. The world today is filled with hysteria and tumult and, trust me, I'd take tribadism over tribalism any day.It's not my kind of movie, but I give the production team extra points for (1) trying something that will appeal to such a limited audience, and (2) apparently having so much fun while making the movie. The credits and acknowledgments at the end are almost as long as the rest of the film. As at the end of "Citizen Kane" we get to see the team joking around while at work. Only one man appears, an "honorary lesbian." It takes a certain amount of courage to put out a movie like this. How many movies can you think of that have no substantial story and no dialog? Not counting Andy Warhol? And it has its felicities. If you thought the chess match between Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen in "The Thomas Crown Affair" was hot, you ought to see these pale and delicate fingertips pick up an over-sized horse's head from the board. Speaking of horses, why do all women love horses so much? Once, wondering whether any research beyond Freudian fantasies had gone on, I Googled "women and horses" and wound up at this bizarre web site in Brazil which, while entertaining in its own way, explained nothing.I didn't care for the poetry too much either. Didn't mind Byron. Always like Byron. And the rest might have looked better in print. It was all new to me and when I hear something like, "Yea, verily, I have been faithful to thee -- in my fashion," I don't think of liquid love. I think of Cole Porter or Danny Kaye.Anyway, applause for the team for having the chutzpah and the energy to turn out something that was almost certain to be a commercial catastrophe. Tribadism Forever!

BrissyBrett A very short movie indeed. Have to be honest here, but the first 30 minutes is terrible, no continuity or direction at all. Its like, its been put together piece by piece/frame by frame. You can see the love story evolving, but you can see easily that its staged, until...... the love making scene. This saves the movie, and save it, it does. It is beautiful and very well done. Its so well done, its not necessarily acting, cause the kissing especially is full on and you see tongues inside mouths, etc, and kissing each other breasts and full on nudity. Its explicit, but the 2 women are very beautiful too, which is better. If you are into erotic lesbian stories, I truly recommend it, but skip the first 15/20 minutes...maybe...