Even in a time when galaxies of explicit sexualities are mere keystrokes away, there is something about nudity in mainstream, non-pornographic entertainment that continues to enthrall. Maybe it is the thrill of transgression, the flash of the bare in an otherwise clothed context. Maybe it’s a sort of wish fulfillment in seeing the mortal flesh of superstars who hold godlike positions in Western culture. Maybe it’s this simple: Scarcity has a tendency to leave people wanting more, and in the absence of increased commodity, there is discourse. And discourse upon discourse. Director Danny Wolf makes use of dozens of talking-heads to discuss dozens of unclothed cinematic landmarks in his new documentary Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies, which is now available through video on demand.\n
Joan Graves shows up to recite the association’s oft-repeated speaking point: They are not a board of censors. Of course, the group’s ratings cancensor a film whose targeted rating it falls short of , but this, like a lot of things in the doc, goes uncontested. In shuffling through so much information and film history,Skin
is not quite the embarrassment of riches that a more streamlined and A-list populated movie on the subject might have been, but it is a well of fun facts and trivia that’s captivating throughout. Fun fact: The Catholic Church had a rather visible hand in early movie censorship endeavors. Fun fact: 1934'smarked the first use of a body double during a nude swimming scene.
In tracing the history of nudity on film from the medium’s earliest days in the late 19th century to today, Wolf has given himself a Herculean task that ideally would have had more focus or more space . As is,works as a visual podcast, bombarding you with pithy anecdotes and examples. Nonetheless, there are some big ideas that stick out, affirming the subject’s importance.
I am an actress who has bared her breasts in films to satisfy the requirement of the role I was asked to do — lucky to do, for in my case, those films were significant in my career. I didn’t like doing it. I didn’t ask if I could do them topless. I did what was asked of me for the part I was playing. Mostly asked by men.sprints through the ’90s to today, its heavy gloss creates a blinding glare.
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