5. Henry And June (1990)
Set in 1930s Paris, the doyenne of female erotic literature - Anaïs Nin is married to Hugo but is somewhat bored. She meets Henry Miller - another erotic literature writer who is working on his first book. She is introduced to the bohemian lifestyle of Henry and his wife June. Nin is sexually attracted to the two of them and embarks upon affairs with them both. She helps Miller publish his first novel but acts as a catalyst for the estrangement of the Millers. She goes back to hubby Hugo. The first film to receive the new NC-17 rating from the MPAA, director Phillipe Kaufman paints an affectionate and vivid portrait of the bohemian world of 1930s France. He is aided by the strength of the acting from the cast and the film is a delight which qualifies as art house erotica. Uma Thurman as June particularly shines in her role as June, she gets plenty of opportunity to deftly chew the scenery. I believe that if this film was made in 2013, it would receive an R rating. Okay the sex scenes are raunchy but they don't contain anywhere near the explicitness of Romance. I recommend the film as it is intriguing and sensual, it is not some sort of perverted sexual free for all that NC-17 suggests