Room in Rome

Room in Rome is a 2010 Spanish erotic romantic comedy-drama film directed by Julio Medem starring Elena Anaya and Natasha Yarovenko, depicting the emotional and sexual relations of two women throughout a single night in a hotel room in Rome. The plot is loosely based on another film, In Bed. Room in Rome was Medem's first English language film. Plot During the first day of the summer in June, Alba, a 30-year-old Spanish tourist in Rome, brings a younger Russian woman, Natasha, to her hotel room during the last night of both their vacations in Rome. The details of how they met are left vague. Once in the room, Natasha is at first quite reluctant, insisting that she is straight, but the clearly more experienced Alba overcomes Natasha's hesitation. Flattered and tempted by Alba, Natasha responds to her sexual advances, but continues to maintain that she is straight and has never had sex with a woman. Alba counters by claiming that she is a lesbian and has never had sex with a man. Alba and Natasha first get undressed and into bed, but Natasha is still very nervous. Alba suggests that they first lay side by side and only casually touch each other's faces. They do so until Alba becomes so relaxed that she falls asleep. Natasha quietly gets out of bed, gets dressed and leaves the room, wondering what would have happened if she stayed. In her rush to leave, Natasha leaves her phone behind, and the ring-tone wakes up Alba. Natasha soon returns and asks Alba for her cell phone, but is reluctant to enter the room again. When a passing night-shift waiter named Max passes by, Alba grabs Natasha and takes her back into the room. While talking about the location of Natasha's hotel and looking at an old map of Rome from the 1st century, Alba continues to flirt with Natasha. Natasha soon succumbs to her attraction and curiosity towards Alba, leading her to get undressed and into bed where she and Alba have sex for the first time. Over the next 10 hours, Alba and Natasha grow closer to each other as Natasha becomes more relaxed and comfortable with their lovemaking. Alba and Natasha share stories, periodically stopping to illustrate their points with pictures on the Internet, talk about the artwork in the hotel room, and explore each other's bodies.