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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

20206.52h 11m

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.

Directed by Danny Wolf
Written by Paul Fishbein, Danny Wolf
Produced by Paul Fishbein
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Top Cast

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Self

Shannon Elizabeth

Shannon Elizabeth

Self

Sean Young

Sean Young

Self

Traci Lords

Traci Lords

Self

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Self

Kristanna Loken

Kristanna Loken

Self

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Self

Cerina Vincent

Cerina Vincent

Self

Linda Blair

Linda Blair

Self

Diane Franklin

Diane Franklin

Self

Themes & Keywords

movie businessinterviewarchive footagesocial documentaryold footagecinema historyold hollywoodhollywood historyfilm archivessocial & cultural documentarynew hollywoodmetooobservational documentarysexhayes codehistory and legacynuditydocumentary

About Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies is a documentary film released in 2020 exploring themes of movie business, interview, archive footage, social documentary, old footage, cinema history. Directed by Danny Wolf, it stars Malcolm McDowell, Shannon Elizabeth, Sean Young. 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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