Celebrate World Spinach Day the sapphic way with SAPHETTE (formerly Eros Song). From Carol's iconic creamed spinach scene to today's hottest lesbian films like Love Lies Bleeding and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, explore a curated list of the best lesbian movies, queer cinema classics, and new sapphic releases.
Some movies give us fashion. Some give us yearning. And then there's Carol—which, somehow, gives us both… and creamed spinach. That one lunch scene between Carol and Therese—poached eggs, creamed spinach, dry martinis with olives—is not just food porn, it's queer cinema at its finest. It’s sensual, delicate, devastating. And yes, it's reason enough to make March 26, aka World Spinach Day, a sapphic celebration.
At SAPHETTE (formerly known as Eros Song), we're all about celebrating the intimacy, beauty, and queer joy that films like Carol bring into our lives. So today, we raise a fork to spinach and a toast to the lesbian movies that fed us, stirred our feelings, and left us completely undone.
Carol (2015): The Queer Classic That Gave Us Creamed Spinach and Poached Eggs
Let’s be real—Carol is a masterpiece. Directed by Todd Haynes, based on Patricia Highsmith's The Price of Salt, and starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, it's a soft, snowy daydream of forbidden love. What makes Carol feel so iconic isn't just the longing glances and stolen touches—it's also the mundanity of the moments in between.
Like that infamous lunch order: poached eggs, creamed spinach, and martinis. It’s a scene so specific, so queer, it has become meme-worthy among lesbians. Because nothing says “we’re definitely flirting” like delicately cutting into a soft egg while trying not to fall apart.
Why Food (Especially Spinach) Matters in Lesbian Cinema
Queer storytelling often lives in the quietest spaces—across the table, between bites, in the silence. And food in lesbian cinema is so much more than sustenance. It's intimacy. It's a love language. It's foreplay.
When Carol and Therese eat together, it's about more than lunch. It's about seeing each other. Touching through conversation. Queering the domestic. And spinach—green, earthy, nurturing—becomes a metaphor for the richness of queer desire.
At SAPHETTE, we love how lesbian films turn the everyday into something sacred. World Spinach Day might be just another quirky holiday, but for us, it’s a chance to celebrate sapphic moments both delicious and tender.
Love Lies Bleeding (2024): Sapphic Bodybuilding and Lust Under Pressure
Kristen Stewart is back and gayer than ever in this hot, twisted A24 thriller. Love Lies Bleeding delivers not only muscles and sweat but raw, animal attraction. Part bodybuilding noir, part queer horror, this film is being talked about for a reason—and not just because of the sex scenes (although yes, they're iconic).
It’s brutal, it's sexy, it's smart. Think Rocky meets Bound, with a healthy dose of thirst. If you haven't streamed it yet, queue it up on Amazon Prime and YouTube and thank us later.
Drive Away Dolls (2024): Queer Road Trip Chaos
This one's for the gays who love chaos—and crime. Co-written by Ethan Coen and his wife Tricia Cooke (a queer icon in her own right), Drive Away Dolls is a queer comedy-thriller hybrid with big sapphic energy.
Two queer roommates hit the road to Tallahassee and accidentally get mixed up with some extremely bad criminals. Hijinks ensue. It's fun, fast, and kind of messy in the best possible way. Plus, the dialogue snaps. You can catch it on YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV, or Amazon Prime.
Bottoms (2023): Queer Comedy Meets High School Fight Club
Ayo Edebiri. That's the sentence.
But also: Bottoms is what happens when queer chaos girls get hold of a budget and a script. Two best friends, desperate to lose their virginity to cheerleaders, start a fight club at school. It's part satire, part absurdist comedy, all gay.
It's the kind of lesbian movie we rarely get—loud, funny, unhinged, and actually made for us. The cast is a dream, the script is sharp, and you'll laugh while screaming “this is SO gay!” every five minutes.
Stream this sapphic film on Amazon Prime.
Jagged Mind (2023): Psychological Thrills with a Queer Twist
If you love your sapphic stories with a side of psychological horror, Jagged Mind is your girl. The plot? A young woman, Billie, starts dating a mysterious woman and immediately begins experiencing time loops, blackouts, and creepy visions.
It's queer Black Mirror meets The L Word, and yes, it'll keep you guessing. And questioning. And texting your ex. (Please don't.) You can stream it on Disney+, which feels ironic, but welcome to 2025.
Tár (2022): Toxic Gays and Tailored Suits
Cate Blanchett in a three-piece suit. Need we go on?
Tár isn't a traditional lesbian film, but the subtext is screaming. Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a world-class conductor unraveling under the weight of her own manipulation and narcissism. She's married to a woman. She’s toxic. She’s hot. She’s definitely queer.
This film is tense, slow-burning, and completely hypnotic. It's not a feel-good story—it’s a power play. And it's kind of irresistible. Find it on Apple TV or YouTube Movies.
Ride or Die (2021): Queer Love on the Run
This Japanese drama is based on the manga Gunjō, and it is intense. After learning that her childhood friend Nanae is being abused, Rei murders Nanae's husband and the two women flee together—slowly realizing the depth (and dysfunction) of their feelings along the way.
It’s violent. It's passionate. It's complicated. And it's beautifully shot. If you like your lesbian films messy and morally gray, this one’s for you. Catch it on Netflix.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019): A Slow-Burning Sapphic Masterpiece
No male gaze. No background score. Just the sound of the sea, a crackling fire, and two women falling in love through stolen glances and shared paintbrushes.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire is pure visual poetry. Set in 18th-century France, it tells the story of a painter and her subject—each trapped by expectations, yet finding momentary freedom in each other. It's meditative, devastating, and entirely mesmerizing.
It's one of the best lesbian films of the last decade, and absolutely essential viewing. Stream it on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, and Google Play.
SAPHETTE: Our New Name, Same Queer Soul
You may have known us as Eros Song. But like every good queer transformation story, we’ve evolved. SAPHETTE is our new name—a space built for sapphic storytelling, hot lesbian movies, queer joy, and cinematic tenderness.
We’re still the same community that adores creamed spinach scenes and road trip rom-coms. But now, we’re louder, prouder, and ready to spotlight lesbian films with even more love. So stick with SAPHETTE as we bring you the best in queer content—curated by lesbians, for everyone.