The Exterminating Angels (2006): A Lesbian’s Unfiltered Love Letter to the Sexiest Film You’ve Probably Never Seen
Hey girls, let’s talk about the one film that still makes my pulse race every time I think about it: The Exterminating Angels (2006) by Jean-Claude Brisseau. Yes, it’s French, yes it’s artsy, yes it’s directed by a man — but holy hell, it is one of the most intoxicatingly lesbian erotic experiences ever put on screen. I’m not exaggerating when I say this movie changed the way I look at female pleasure, lesbian chemistry, and the sheer audacity of showing women actually enjoying each other’s bodies without apology.
If you’ve never heard of it, here’s the quick pitch: François, a filmmaker, decides to make a movie about female sexual pleasure. He holds auditions where women are asked to masturbate on camera and talk about their fantasies. Things very quickly spiral into real, raw, intensely lesbian encounters — kissing, touching, oral, fingering, all of it — while two mysterious “exterminating angels” watch and eventually punish the men who dare to cross the line. Sounds wild? It is. And it’s so, so lesbian in energy, even if the male director is technically behind the camera.
Let’s be real — a lot of “lesbian” scenes in mainstream movies are shot for straight men. Not this one. Brisseau somehow manages to make every frame drip with authentic queer female hunger. The women aren’t performing for a male character; they’re lost in each other. The way they look at each other’s mouths, the way their hands shake before they touch — it feels stolen from real lesbian encounters. I’ve watched these scenes dozens of times and every single time I’m like “yep, that’s exactly how it feels when you’re dying to kiss a girl for the first time.”
The stand-out lesbian moments? Oh girl, where do I even start.
That audition scene with Julie and Charlotte? When they go from hesitant kissing to full-on devouring each other on the couch? I had to pause the movie to breathe. The sounds alone… unreal.
The threesome scene with Stéphanie — the slow, worshipful way the women explore her body while she’s blindfolded? Pure lesbian fantasy brought to life.
The hotel room scene where two actresses decide to “rehearse” together and end up in the most intense 69 I’ve ever seen in cinema. No cuts, no shame, just women giving and taking pleasure like it’s the most natural thing in the world.
And the actresses? Maroussia Dubreuil, Lise Bellynck, Marie Allan, and Raphaële Godin are all ridiculously hot, but more importantly, their chemistry is off the charts. You can tell some of these scenes weren’t 100% scripted — there’s a real hunger in their eyes. Marie Allan especially has this soft, dangerous femme energy that makes you want to drop to your knees.
Look, I know the “male gaze” is a trigger word for a lot of us, and yeah, Brisseau definitely loves watching women touch each other (he got in actual legal trouble for how he shot some of these scenes). But here’s the thing — the gaze might be male, but the desire on screen is undeniably lesbian. These women aren’t women pretending to be into each other. They’re into each other. Hard. The way they moan, the way they grip each other’s hair, the way they keep going even when the man in the room is losing his mind — it’s queer as hell.
I’ve shown this movie to several of my lesbian and bi friends and every single one had the same reaction: “Where has this been all my life?!” One friend literally texted me at 3 a.m. after watching it: “I’m never recovering from those scenes. Never.”
If you’re into slow-burn, psychological, super-explicit lesbian erotica that doesn’t treat female pleasure like a joke or a male fantasy side dish, you need to watch The Exterminating Angels. Yes, it’s in French (subtitles!), yes, it’s a little pretentious at times, and yes, there’s a weird supernatural angel thing going on — but the lesbian scenes are so scorching hot that I don’t even care about the rest.
This is the movie I put on when I want to feel like lesbian desire is the most powerful, dangerous, beautiful force in the universe. And honestly? It is.
Go watch it. Thank me later. 😏
(And if anyone asks for the best scenes… you know where to find me. I’ve got timestamps.)
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