Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)

08/18/2020 (US) • 2h 11m

Documentary

Overview

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

movie business

interview

archive footage

social documentary

old footage

cinema history

old hollywood

hollywood history

film archives

social & cultural documentary

new hollywood

metoo

observational documentary

sex

hayes code

history and legacy

nudity

documentary

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