Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
NR“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.”
2020·131 min·Released
Studio: Plausible Films
6.5TMDb
6.7IMDb
85%RT
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Theatrical Aug 18, 2020Digital Aug 18, 2020
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USA · English · USA
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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DirectorDanny Wolf
WriterPaul Fishbein, Danny Wolf
Cast
Malcolm McDowell
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Shannon Elizabeth
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Sean Young
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Traci Lords
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Eric Roberts
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Kristanna Loken
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Pam Grier
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Cerina Vincent
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Linda Blair
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Diane Franklin
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Sybil Danning
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Peter Bogdanovich
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Bruce Davison
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Mariel Hemingway
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Joe Dante
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Amy Heckerling
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Mamie Van Doren
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Martine Beswick
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Erica Gavin
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Irv Slifkin
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movie businessinterviewarchive footagesocial documentaryold footagecinema historyold hollywoodhollywood historyfilm archivessocial & cultural documentarynew hollywoodmetooobservational documentarysexhayes codehistory and legacynuditydocumentary
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