Nochvemo
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Perhaps the boldest of the early sex documentaries,
'The History of Pornography' is a comprehensive view of graphic depictions of sex
in art and literature from ancient times onward.
'The History of Pornography' is a comprehensive view of graphic depictions of sex
in art and literature from ancient times onward.
That most of the film’s running time is dedicated to hardcore film loops provides our first clue that The History Of Pornography was not intended for collegiate-level classes in art appreciation.
Eastern erotic art soon gives way to 1960s Danish porn magazines, leading up to the history of hardcore sex in cinema. Tantalizing excerpts from the rare Argentinean stag reel El Satario (The Satyr, ca. 1907-1912) and the infamous fifties’ loop The Nun’s Story logically spill into split beaver loops (easy Bucky!) and explicit threesomes with horny, tattooed revelers.
Look for Flesh Gordon star SUZANNE FIELDS (a.k.a. Cindy Stokes) in a brief cameo with a giant black dildo.
Narrated by porn director BOB (Tropic of Passion) CHINN (who in all likelihood was hiding behind the phony Scandinavian director’s credit), The History of Pornography is as factually accurate as it is graphic.
Porn pioneer Bob Chinn corrects the balance which has most early porn documentaries (and white coaters) tilted towards boring educational content. He packs as much hardcore sex into THE HISTORY OF PORNOGRAPHY plus some informative narration for those who care.
Best material is nearly complete unspooling of classic stag films, including "El Satario" (over 100 years old now) and the very well-made "The Nun", featuring an attractive stand-in for a '40s Hollywood star.
Reporting how mini-cinemas started the craze of showing split-beaver loops in 1968 after an important Supreme Court ruling that depictions of nudity were not obscene per se, Chinn shows arousing examples of the form, and later has modern soundie stag loops for the fans.
The explicit magazines from Denmark and nostalgic "comic booklets" dating from the '20s to the '50s are recalled, so the film does have some historical basis. But essentially it's porn, not a reference work.
Fans of Suzanne Fields should be warned that she appears for only a second or two, holding a big black dildo.
Eastern erotic art soon gives way to 1960s Danish porn magazines, leading up to the history of hardcore sex in cinema. Tantalizing excerpts from the rare Argentinean stag reel El Satario (The Satyr, ca. 1907-1912) and the infamous fifties’ loop The Nun’s Story logically spill into split beaver loops (easy Bucky!) and explicit threesomes with horny, tattooed revelers.
Look for Flesh Gordon star SUZANNE FIELDS (a.k.a. Cindy Stokes) in a brief cameo with a giant black dildo.
Narrated by porn director BOB (Tropic of Passion) CHINN (who in all likelihood was hiding behind the phony Scandinavian director’s credit), The History of Pornography is as factually accurate as it is graphic.
Porn pioneer Bob Chinn corrects the balance which has most early porn documentaries (and white coaters) tilted towards boring educational content. He packs as much hardcore sex into THE HISTORY OF PORNOGRAPHY plus some informative narration for those who care.
Best material is nearly complete unspooling of classic stag films, including "El Satario" (over 100 years old now) and the very well-made "The Nun", featuring an attractive stand-in for a '40s Hollywood star.
Reporting how mini-cinemas started the craze of showing split-beaver loops in 1968 after an important Supreme Court ruling that depictions of nudity were not obscene per se, Chinn shows arousing examples of the form, and later has modern soundie stag loops for the fans.
The explicit magazines from Denmark and nostalgic "comic booklets" dating from the '20s to the '50s are recalled, so the film does have some historical basis. But essentially it's porn, not a reference work.
Fans of Suzanne Fields should be warned that she appears for only a second or two, holding a big black dildo.
