Review of Purple Sea

Viola di Mare is one of the best lesbian-themed films I have ever seen. So often, films lack some important aspect to make them great - Viola di Mare has it all - great love between two women in impossible conditions, several unexpected twists to keep the tensions high, excellent directing and photography, multi-faceted story that deals with important personal as well as social, cultural and religious issues and finally, perfect acting by the two leading ladies. Not only were they stunning, their on-screen chemistry was mind-blowing.

I particularly liked two aspects of Viola di Mare - First, Angela's womanhood was never in question even when she had to give it up and Sara loved the woman in Angela. This is an interesting story about gender roles and how, contrary to what many straight people think, women who happen to love women do not wish to be men and embrace their womanhood as much as they can.

Second, there is a lot of Sara and Angela together, the two main characters were given plenty of on-screen time to portray their love. Donatella Maiorca allowed Angela and Sara to evolve in front of us, to convey all the intricate feelings that challenged their love and to finally show us longing, passion, chemistry and devotion that make the perfect love.

Absolutely a must-see film.