Nudist film
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| + | "Since the 1930s, [[American exploitation film]]makers found they could skirt the [[Motion Picture Production Code]] and make [[lurid]] [[exposé]]s on [[taboo]] subjects ([[drug]] parties, [[prostitution]], [[venereal disease]], etc.) that sometimes included [[nudity in film|nudity]] if they were presented as [[moralizing]] [[educational film]]s that delivered a [[cautionary tale]]. Using this framework as a pretense, brief nude scenes of women appeared in ''[[Maniac (1934 film)|Maniac]]'' (1934), ''[[Sex Madness]]'' (1938), and skinny-dipping sequences in ''[[Marihuana (1936 film)|Marihuana]]'' (1936) and ''[[Child Bride]]'' (1938). | ||
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| + | [[Nudist]] films are a genre of films associated with the 1950s and 1960s, although the genre has roots dating back to the 1930s with such titles as ''[[The Nude World]]'' (1933). Nudist films claim to depict the lifestyles of members of the nudism or [[naturist]] movement, but were largely a vehicle for the exhibition and commercial exploitation of female nudity within the context of public theatrical screenings. | ||
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| + | Famous examples of nudist films are ''[[Garden of Eden (1954 film)|Garden of Eden]]'' (1954) directed by [[Max Nosseck]]. Other producers and directors active in the genre included [[David F. Friedman]], [[Herschell Gordon Lewis]], and [[Barry Mahon]]."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| "'''Nudist films'''" are a genre of films associated with the 1950s and 1960s, although the genre has roots dating back to the 1930s. | "'''Nudist films'''" are a genre of films associated with the 1950s and 1960s, although the genre has roots dating back to the 1930s. | ||
| - | Because of ruling censorship laws, the only open cinematic displays of nudity were naturist (nudist camp) quasi-documentary films. Quasi-documentary because a visit to a nudist colony could serves as a [[pretext]] to film nudity. Examples are ''[[Garden of Eden]]'' by [[Max Nosseck]]. | + | Because of ruling censorship laws, the only open cinematic displays of nudity were naturist (nudist camp) quasi-documentary films. Quasi-documentary because a visit to a nudist colony could serves as a [[pretext]] to film nudity. Examples are ''[[Garden of Eden (1954 film)|Garden of Eden]]'' by [[Max Nosseck]]. |
| Nudist films claim to depict the lifestyles of members of the [[nudism]] or [[naturist]] movement - known commonly as [[nudist]]s - but were largely a vehicle for the exhibition and commercial exploitation of female nudity within the context of public theatrical screenings. | Nudist films claim to depict the lifestyles of members of the [[nudism]] or [[naturist]] movement - known commonly as [[nudist]]s - but were largely a vehicle for the exhibition and commercial exploitation of female nudity within the context of public theatrical screenings. | ||
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| Famous examples of nudist films are ''[[Garden of Eden (film)|Garden of Eden]]'' (1954) directed by [[Max Nosseck]]. Other producers and directors active in the genre included [[David F. Friedman]], [[Herschell Gordon Lewis]], and [[Barry Mahon]]. Filmmaker [[Doris Wishman]] was probably the most active producer/director in the genre, with eight nudist film to her credit during the early [[1960s]]. | Famous examples of nudist films are ''[[Garden of Eden (film)|Garden of Eden]]'' (1954) directed by [[Max Nosseck]]. Other producers and directors active in the genre included [[David F. Friedman]], [[Herschell Gordon Lewis]], and [[Barry Mahon]]. Filmmaker [[Doris Wishman]] was probably the most active producer/director in the genre, with eight nudist film to her credit during the early [[1960s]]. | ||
| - | Filmmaker [[Doris Wishman]] was probably the most active producer/director in the genre, with seven nudist films to her credit between 1960 and 1964. (''[[Blaze Starr Goes Nudist]]'' (1962), ''[[Hideout in the Sun]]'' (1960), ''[[Diary of a Nudist]]'' (1961), ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls]]'' (1962), ''[[Playgirls International]]'' (1963), ''[[Behind the Nudist Curtain]]'' (1963), and ''[[The Prince and the Nature Girl]]'' (1964).) Exploitation producer [[George Weiss]] released films such as ''Nudist Life'' (1961), by editing together vintage nudist camp footage. That same year in England, [[Harrison Marks]] released ''Naked as Nature Intended'' starring [[Pamela Green]] to box office success. (Marks soon went to make softcore pornographic and caning/spanking fetish films.) | + | Filmmaker [[Doris Wishman]] was probably the most active producer/director in the genre, with seven nudist films to her credit between 1960 and 1964. (''[[Blaze Starr Goes Nudist]]'' (1962), ''[[Hideout in the Sun]]'' (1960), ''[[Diary of a Nudist]]'' (1961), ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls]]'' (1962), ''[[Playgirls International]]'' (1963), ''[[Behind the Nudist Curtain]]'' (1963), and ''[[The Prince and the Nature Girl]]'' (1964).) Exploitation producer [[George Weiss]] released films such as ''Nudist Life'' (1961), by editing together vintage nudist camp footage. That same year in England, [[Harrison Marks]] released ''[[Naked as Nature Intended]]'' starring [[Pamela Green]] to box office success. (Marks soon went to make softcore pornographic and caning/spanking fetish films.) |
| With ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'', director [[Russ Meyer]] produced a nudie film with a slightly different twist. At the time called a "[[nudie cutie]]"; it was his first successful film. | With ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'', director [[Russ Meyer]] produced a nudie film with a slightly different twist. At the time called a "[[nudie cutie]]"; it was his first successful film. | ||
| The "[[nudie cutie]]" genre is closely related but does not employ the device of organized nudsim to justify its exhibitionism. | The "[[nudie cutie]]" genre is closely related but does not employ the device of organized nudsim to justify its exhibitionism. | ||
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| - | Exploitation filmmakers found they could skirt the production code and make lurid exposes on taboo subjects (drug parties, prostitution, venereal disease, etc.) that sometimes included nudity if they were presented as moralizing educational films that delivered a cautionary message. Using this framework as a pretense, brief nude scenes of women appeared in ''[[Maniac]]'' (1933), ''[[Sex Madness]]'' (1937), and skinny-dipping sequences in ''[[Marihuana]]'' (1936) and ''[[Child Bride]]'' (1938). | ||
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| - | [[Nudist]] films are a genre of films associated with the 1950s and 1960s, although the genre has roots dating back to the 1930s with such titles as ''The Nude World'' (1933). Nudist films claim to depict the lifestyles of members of the nudism or [[naturist]] movement, but were largely a vehicle for the exhibition and commercial exploitation of female nudity within the context of public theatrical screenings. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | :''[[nudity in film]], [[sexploitation]]'' | ||
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| - | Famous examples of nudist films are ''[[Garden of Eden (film)|Garden of Eden]]'' (1954) directed by [[Max Nosseck]]. Other producers and directors active in the genre included [[David F. Friedman]], [[Herschell Gordon Lewis]], and [[Barry Mahon]]. | ||
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"Since the 1930s, American exploitation filmmakers found they could skirt the Motion Picture Production Code and make lurid exposés on taboo subjects (drug parties, prostitution, venereal disease, etc.) that sometimes included nudity if they were presented as moralizing educational films that delivered a cautionary tale. Using this framework as a pretense, brief nude scenes of women appeared in Maniac (1934), Sex Madness (1938), and skinny-dipping sequences in Marihuana (1936) and Child Bride (1938). Nudist films are a genre of films associated with the 1950s and 1960s, although the genre has roots dating back to the 1930s with such titles as The Nude World (1933). Nudist films claim to depict the lifestyles of members of the nudism or naturist movement, but were largely a vehicle for the exhibition and commercial exploitation of female nudity within the context of public theatrical screenings. Famous examples of nudist films are Garden of Eden (1954) directed by Max Nosseck. Other producers and directors active in the genre included David F. Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and Barry Mahon."--Sholem Stein |
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"Nudist films" are a genre of films associated with the 1950s and 1960s, although the genre has roots dating back to the 1930s.
Because of ruling censorship laws, the only open cinematic displays of nudity were naturist (nudist camp) quasi-documentary films. Quasi-documentary because a visit to a nudist colony could serves as a pretext to film nudity. Examples are Garden of Eden by Max Nosseck.
Nudist films claim to depict the lifestyles of members of the nudism or naturist movement - known commonly as nudists - but were largely a vehicle for the exhibition and commercial exploitation of female nudity within the context of public theatrical screenings.
Famous examples of nudist films are Garden of Eden (1954) directed by Max Nosseck. Other producers and directors active in the genre included David F. Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and Barry Mahon. Filmmaker Doris Wishman was probably the most active producer/director in the genre, with eight nudist film to her credit during the early 1960s.
Filmmaker Doris Wishman was probably the most active producer/director in the genre, with seven nudist films to her credit between 1960 and 1964. (Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962), Hideout in the Sun (1960), Diary of a Nudist (1961), Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls (1962), Playgirls International (1963), Behind the Nudist Curtain (1963), and The Prince and the Nature Girl (1964).) Exploitation producer George Weiss released films such as Nudist Life (1961), by editing together vintage nudist camp footage. That same year in England, Harrison Marks released Naked as Nature Intended starring Pamela Green to box office success. (Marks soon went to make softcore pornographic and caning/spanking fetish films.)
With The Immoral Mr. Teas, director Russ Meyer produced a nudie film with a slightly different twist. At the time called a "nudie cutie"; it was his first successful film.
The "nudie cutie" genre is closely related but does not employ the device of organized nudsim to justify its exhibitionism.
See also
