Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020•NR•2h 11m•6.5•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Danny Wolf
Writer
Paul Fishbein, Danny Wolf
Languages
English
Studio
Plausible Films
Cast
Malcolm McDowell
Self
Shannon Elizabeth
Self
Sean Young
Self
Traci Lords
Self
Eric Roberts
Self
Kristanna Loken
Self
Pam Grier
Self
Cerina Vincent
Self
Linda Blair
Self
Diane Franklin
Self
Sybil Danning
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
Bruce Davison
Self
Mariel Hemingway
Self
Joe Dante
Self
Production
Company
Plausible Films
Producer
Paul Fishbein
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