Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Miniseries

6 episodes · Sep 27, 1996

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  • S1E1

    Going All the Way

    Sep 27, 199653m

    The resurgence of sex-themed films in the 1980s and 90s. Archival material examines the depiction of sexual themes in films.

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  • S1E2

    Look Ma, No Clothes

    Oct 4, 199655m

    Hollywood challenges the production codes; ratings emerge. Filmmakers: Russ Meyer, Ingmar Bergman, and Federico Fellini.

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  • S1E3

    Hollywood Comes of Age

    Oct 11, 199652m

    Sex symbols and art films open the door to explicit sex. Stars: Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren.

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  • S1E4

    Censored

    Oct 18, 199658m

    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.

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  • S1E5

    The Temptations of Eve

    Oct 25, 199651m

    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.

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  • S1E6

    Sex and the Silent Screen

    Nov 1, 199658m

    The silent era ended with the establishment of the Hays office.

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