Ruth Vega Fernandez

I rarely watch television or movies, and this has been going on since my early 20s.  That being said, when I DO watch a movie, rarely am I drawn to the gay/queer genre, but the other night, I was pleasantly surprised.  Roaming Netflix, I happened upon a movie called Kiss Me, a Swedish film portraying a relationship growing between 2 women, Frida and Mia.  The film stars very pretty ladies, Liv Mjones, and Ruth Vega Fernandez, and from what I could tell, also very talented.  The truth is, this movie has rather made my heart melt.  To put it simply, it was refreshing: refreshing as a film overall, and refreshing for the gay genre.  The movie and plot itself, were completely simplistic, and the score heard throughout the film, stark but emotional.  The women meet, and of course, fall for each other not long thereafter; cliche absolutely, but for the purity and sincerity…  These 2 actors conveyed a realistic sense of sincerity in their want of and care for the other.  Fernandez to me, was particularly appealing; I liked that it was not a story in which the one character coldly rejects the other, and harshly pulls away from her displays of affection.  Instead, she was sensitive and almost resigned, as she allowed herself to accept what she really felt.  What was beautiful about the film too, was that there were no graphic portrayals of sexual behavior, especially heterosexual, as one is often apt to find in gay films, such as, showing one of the characters graphically having sex with their heterosexual partner before “realizing he or she is gay”.  Some of the dreamy scenery, which could have lent itself to a children’s movie, also added to the sense of purity in the film. 

And so, at risk of repeating myself, I really enjoyed this film.  Check it out if you have a chance! I walked away feeling I would totally pursue Ruth Vega Fernandez, who played Mia, if I could.  🙂