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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Miniseries

1996 · 6 episodes

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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