Lesbian Sex in Mainstream Cinema and Audience Enjoyment

María T. Soto-Sanfiel; Adriana Ibiti

doi:10.1007/s12119-016-9342-5

Lesbian Sex in Mainstream Cinema and Audience Enjoyment

María T. Soto-Sanfiel, Adriana Ibiti

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© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York. We explore factors affecting audience engagement in mainstream movies showing explicit lesbian sex. A total of 236 participants of different genders and sexual orientations completed a questionnaire measuring factors related to enjoyment immediately after watching La vie d’Adèle in commercial cinemas. Statistical analysis confirmed that positive audience engagement is explained by several factors: viewers considering that the sexual intercourse portrayed is not excessive, the artistic–dramatic justification of the scenes, the inspired appreciation, the perceived realism of the sex scenes and the sexual arousal experienced. Results also show that the use of lesbian sex as a lure is a crucial factor for eliciting enjoyment and appreciation of movies featuring images of explicit sex.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	555-578
Journal	Sexuality and Culture
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-016-9342-5
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2016

Keywords

Enjoyment
Explicit lesbian sex
Lesbian representation
Mainstream cinema
Sexual arousal
Sexual orientation

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