Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Miniseries
1996 · 6 episodes
1. Going All the Way
1996-09-27 · 53m
The resurgence of sex-themed films in the 1980s and 90s. Archival material examines the depiction of sexual themes in films.
2. Look Ma, No Clothes
1996-10-04 · 55m
Hollywood challenges the production codes; ratings emerge. Filmmakers: Russ Meyer, Ingmar Bergman, and Federico Fellini.
3. Hollywood Comes of Age
1996-10-11 · 52m
Sex symbols and art films open the door to explicit sex. Stars: Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren.
4. Censored
1996-10-18 · 58m
The Hays Office set the content standards in Hollywood's Golden Age. Covers the post-Prohibition era of the thirties and forties, which featured Hedy Lamarr, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Veronica Lake.
5. The Temptations of Eve
1996-10-25 · 51m
The double entendres of early talkies roused calls for censorship. Covers the period from 1927 to the mid-thirties and features stars such as Marlene Dietrich, Busby Berkeley and Mae West.
6. Sex and the Silent Screen
1996-11-01 · 58m
The silent era ended with the establishment of the Hays office.
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