One Night Stand

Studio: Hysterie Prod/Fatale Productions
Director: Emilie Jouvet

First off, that is not Michelle Aston on the cover.

Portions of this review originally appeared on Fleshbot

Ah, Paris. If for no other reason than to begin a review with “Ah, Paris” did I watch this for lesbians/by lesbians movie, shot in dingy clubs with a spotlight and shot with sweaty abandon in apartments and elevators around the City of Light.

Really a series of vignettes featuring some of the same people on one steamy night in Gay Paree, “One Night Stand” (Pour Une Nuit) was made in 2006 and just made its way via festivals and US distributor Fatale Media to my hands. Along the way it won “First Prize of the Lesbian Jury” at Berlin’s inaugural porn film festival.

Femmes fatales outnumber lipstick lesbians in this movie featuring strap-on action and andro girls (who look like a Smiths-era Morrissey and made this writer confused) as well as, according to the cover, “real orgasms.” I can never tell. Me, I take what I can get and appreciate any extra effort.

But in terms of a travelogue, the excellent soundtrack and appealing, occasional outside filming make Paris look like it is crawling with predatory lesbians (with not one shot of the phallic Eiffel Tower in sight.)