Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Storyline

A six-part series exploring the 100 year evolution of sexuality and censorship in motion pictures. The series journeys backward in time, leading off with the most explicit excerpts and the most recognizable stars.

Episodes

Miniseries

6 Episodes • Aired 1996

No overview available for this season.

53 min

Going All the Way

Sep 27, 1996

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

55 min

Look Ma, No Clothes

Oct 04, 1996

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

52 min

Hollywood Comes of Age

Oct 11, 1996

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

58 min

Censored

Oct 18, 1996

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.

51 min

The Temptations of Eve

Oct 25, 1996

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.

58 min