Erotic short films from Coco De Mer, a forgotten Hollywood lesbian icon performing as Oscar Wilde's Salome, brutal German surrealism...never let it be said that the Birds Eye View Film Festival is just a token event for women. This year sees a smart and entertaining approach to lauding the femmes fatales of film, with live scores from innovative female musicians set to silent films starring such trailblazing seductresses as Brigitte Helm and Theda Bara. There's also a masterclass with American Psycho director Mary Harron; the UK premiere of Courtney Hunt's Frozen River, a powerful tale of two poverty-stricken mothers; plus a Sex On Screen talk with Mike Figgis and porn director Petra Joy.
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