"a room in her house. Through Bardot, Schneider met people in the film business and Bardot introduced her to the William Morris Agency. She was 18 when she had her first break in 1970, appearing in ""Madly"", starring Alain Delon. Schneider gained international renown for her performance at the age of 19 in the sexually explicit ""Last Tango in Paris"" (1972), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. She performed several nude scenes in a graphic portrayal of anonymous sex with an older man. In an interview in 2007, Schneider said of Bertolucci: ""He was fat and sweaty and very manipulative, both of"
"a serious actress – she decided never to work nude again. Because of the scandal surrounding the film's release, Schneider's career was seriously damaged. She started struggling with depression, became a drug addict and made several suicide attempts. She later became a women's rights advocate, in particular fighting for more female film directors, more respect for female actors, and better representation of women in film and media. Criminal proceedings were brought against Bertolucci in Italy for the anal-sex scene; the film was sequestered by the censorship commission and all copies were ordered destroyed. An Italian court revoked Bertolucci's civil rights"
"biographical film ""Rated X"", about the Mitchell brothers' film and strip-club career. Marilyn Chambers Marilyn Chambers (April 22, 1952 – April 12, 2009) was an American pornographic film actress, exotic dancer, model, actress, and vice-presidential candidate. She was known for her 1972 hardcore film debut ""Behind the Green Door"" and her 1980 pornographic film ""Insatiable"". She ranked at No. 6 on the list of Top 50 Porn Stars of All Time by AVN, and ranked as one of Playboy's Top 100 Sex Stars of the Century in 1999. Although she was primarily known for her adult film work, she made"
"break several taboos: nudity, suicide and euthanasia. In the Germany of the '50s, this caused a lot of negative reactions both by politicians and the Roman Catholic Church. The opposition reached the degree of banning the film and scandalizing it which paradoxically made it one of the landmarks in the German film history. Despite or because of the scandal, ""Die Sünderin"" proved to be the breakthrough role of Hildegard Knef. The Sinner (1951 film) The Sinner (German: Die Sünderin) is a 1951 West German romantic drama film directed by Willi Forst and starring Hildegard Knef, Gustav Fröhlich and Änne Bruck."
"(1951) starring Hildegard Knef, which became a scandal because of the protests of the Roman Catholic church against its nudity, the first in German-speaking cinema, but which subsequently attracted an audience of seven million people. He gave international actress Senta Berger her first role in 1957 and that same year directed his last film (""Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume""), after which he retired from the industry, suggesting that his style was no longer in demand. After the death of his wife in 1973 he lived a reclusive life in the Swiss canton of Ticino. He died of cancer in Vienna"
"the film were prosecuted for obscenity in several US states. Other large breasted actresses used by Meyer include Kitten Natividad, Erica Gavin, Tura Satana, and Uschi Digard among many others. The majority of them were naturally large breasted and he occasionally cast women in their first trimesters of pregnancy to enhance their breast size even further. Author and director William Rotsler said: ""with ""Lorna"" Meyer established the formula that made him rich and famous, the formula of people filmed at top hate, top lust, top heavy."" ""Blue Movie"" (1969), directed by Andy Warhol, was the first adult erotic film depicting"
"Marilyn Chambers Marilyn Chambers (April 22, 1952 – April 12, 2009) was an American pornographic film actress, exotic dancer, model, actress, and vice-presidential candidate. She was known for her 1972 hardcore film debut ""Behind the Green Door"" and her 1980 pornographic film ""Insatiable"". She ranked at No. 6 on the list of Top 50 Porn Stars of All Time by AVN, and ranked as one of Playboy's Top 100 Sex Stars of the Century in 1999. Although she was primarily known for her adult film work, she made a successful transition to mainstream projects and has been called ""porn's most"
"Insatiable (film) Insatiable is a classic pornographic movie released in 1980, at the close of the era of 'porn chic' in the US. It starred Marilyn Chambers and was directed by Stu Segall (credited as ""Godfrey Daniels""). It was followed by a 1984 sequel, ""Insatiable II"", also directed by Daniels. The series was ""enormously popular"", and the first film was the top-selling adult video in the U.S. from 1980 to 1982. Chambers plays the rich, happy and assertive fashion model Sandra Chase, whose sexual appetite is – per the title – insatiable. The film begins as it ends, with her"
"remained a well known German film icon. Her last onscreen appearance was in a 1996 German television musical about her life, entitled ""Liane."" Michael died of heart failure in Gartz, Brandenburg, four days shy of her 67th birthday. Marion Michael Marion Michael (17 October 1940 – 13 October 2007) was a German film actress and singer. She was best known for her role in the 1956 film, ""Liane, Jungle Goddess"". She was also the second German actress to appear nude on film, after Hildegard Knef when she starred in the German film ""The Sinner"" in the 1950s. Michael was born"
"were numerous nude scenes). She was only 12 years old when the film was released, and controversy regarding child pornography arose. This was followed by a slightly less controversial and less notable film, ""Wanda Nevada"" (1979). After two decades of movies, her best known films are still arguably ""The Blue Lagoon"" (1980), which included nude scenes between teenage lovers on a tropical island (Shields later testified before a U.S. Congressional inquiry that older body doubles were used in some of them), and ""Endless Love"" (1981). The MPAA initially rated ""Endless Love"" with an X rating. The film was re-edited to"
"in San Francisco. Later that month, it was revealed that Anderson died of a heart attack. Juliet Anderson Juliet Anderson (born Judith Carr), also known as Aunt Peg, (July 23, 1938 – January 11, 2010) was an American pornographic actress and adult movie producer, relationship counselor and author. Entering the adult movie business relatively late in life (at age 39), she quickly built a reputation as one of the premier performers in the so-called ""Golden Age of Porn"", appearing in over seventy films—often as ""Aunt Peg"", a role portrayed as a giddy, insatiable woman determined to enjoy life and sex"
"for five years and gave him a four-month suspended prison sentence. In 1978 the Appeals Court of Bologna ordered three copies of the film to be preserved in the national film library with the stipulation that they could not be viewed, until Bertolucci was later able to re-submit it for general distribution with no cuts. During her career, Schneider was a strong advocate for improving the quality and conditions of work for women in film. In 1974, Schneider came out as bisexual. In early 1976, she abandoned the film set of ""Caligula"" (reportedly due to its pornographic content, apocryphally saying"
"Eyes 2"" (1991) and ""Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion"" (1996), as well as ""Desire"" (1993) and ""Scorned 2"" (1997). Like films of the classic Hollywood era, the erotic thriller has its female icons. The most famous among them is Shannon Tweed, the Playboy bunny turned actor, who starred in over fifteen erotic thrillers between 1985 and 2000, including ""Night Eyes 3"" (1993), ""Indecent Behavior"" (1993), ""Scorned"" (1994), ""Illicit Dreams"" (1994), ""The Dark Dancer"" (1995), and ""Forbidden Sins"" (1999). Tweed married famous Kiss frontman Gene Simmons and went on to a successful career in reality television. Kathy Shower, also from the"
"starring in the title role and Magda Schneider playing the role of her mother Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and in the 1958 film ""Die Halbzarte"" (""Eva""). Magda Schneider's role in the 1933 film ""Liebelei"" was also played by her daughter, Romy Schneider, in the 1958 remake ""Christine"". In the 1960s, Magda Schneider also starred in TV series. She died in 1996 at her house in Schönau near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria. Magda Schneider Magda Schneider (17 May 1909 – 30 July 1996) was a German actress and singer; she was the mother of the actress Romy Schneider. Magdalena Schneider was born in"
"explicit sex to receive wide theatrical release in the United States. ""Blue Movie"" is a seminal film in the Golden Age of Porn and, according to Warhol, a major influence in the making of ""Last Tango in Paris"" (1972), an internationally controversial erotic drama film. Another explicit adult film of that period was Mona the Virgin Nymph (1970) that contained a number of unsimulated non-penetrative sex scenes. Unlike ""Blue Movie"", however, ""Mona"" had a plot. To forestall legal problems, the film was screened without credits. The producer of ""Mona"", Bill Osco, went on to produce other adult films, such as"
"Golden Age of Porn The Golden Age of Porn, or porno chic, refers to a 15-year period (around 1969–1984) in commercial American pornography, which spread internationally, in which sexually explicit films experienced positive attention from mainstream cinemas, movie critics, and the general public. It began with release of the 1969 film ""Blue Movie"" directed by Andy Warhol, and the 1970 film ""Mona"" produced by Bill Osco. These films were the first adult erotic films depicting explicit sex to receive wide theatrical release in the United States. Both influenced the making of films such as 1972's ""Deep Throat"" starring Linda Lovelace"
"to feature full frontal nudity in Argentine cinema. She went on to become an international Latin American star and made international headlines for the nude scene. She appeared in ""Time,"" ""Life,"" and ""Playboy"" Magazines, the first Argentinian actress to accomplish that feat. Bo and Sarli became lovers and she became the primary star of his films till his death in 1981. During this time, Sarli refused many offers to work with another director, with the exception of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson on """" and Dirk DeVilliers on ""The Virgin Goddess"", her only English film. The films were controversial at the time"
"Mona the Virgin Nymph Mona (1970) (also promoted as Mona; the Virgin Nymph) is a sexually explicit adult film that contains a number of unsimulated non-penetrative sex scenes. The film is regarded as the second sexually explicit film to receive a general theatrical release in the United States, after ""Blue Movie"" (1969). Unlike ""Blue Movie"", however, ""Mona"" had a plot, though there was more emphasis on the action. ""Mona"" helped pave the way for other films containing unsimulated sex scenes that later appeared in theaters, during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984); and was one of the films of the"
"to a nearby hospital. As a result of the stroke, Leonard was left with extensive brain damage, and she died on February 3, 2014, at the age of 73, after having her life-support systems disconnected. Gloria Leonard Gloria Leonard (born Gale Sandra Klinetsky; August 28, 1940 – February 3, 2014) was an American pornographic actress who became the publisher of ""High Society"" magazine. As a board member of Adult Video Association and its successor the Free Speech Coalition, Leonard was an outspoken advocate for the adult film industry and free speech rights. In the 1960s, Leonard was a registered representative"
"most important directors of the late 1930s, would have died in poverty but for La Roue Tourne supporting him for the last 10 years of his life. On 1 July 2010, Schneider was awarded the medal of Chevalier, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, for her contributions to the arts by Minister of Culture and Communication, Frédéric Mitterrand. He had acted with her in Jacques Rivette's film, ""Merry-Go-Round"" (1981). After Schneider's death, Patti Smith released a song on her 2012 album ""Banga"" called ""Maria"", which was dedicated both to the actress and nostalgic memories of the 1970s. On 2018, her"
"1979. The movie was shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch in Apache Junction, Arizona. Carol Connors (actress) Carol Connors (born November 13, 1952) is an American former pornographic actress. She was sometimes credited as Caroline May and Carol Kaiser, and starred in about 20 adult movies between 1971 and 1981. Married to fellow porn star Jack Birch, Connors is the mother of actress Thora Birch. Carol Connors began her adult entertainment career in the early 1970s, achieving fame in ""Deep Throat"" in 1972 and ""The Erotic Adventures of Candy"" in 1978. In 1979, she starred in Gail Palmer's ""Candy"
"2001, Kinski stated in an interview for ""The Daily Telegraph"" she was affected by the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with ""Stay As You Are"" (1978). She then came to global prominence with her Golden Globe Award-winning performance as the title character in the Roman Polanski-directed film ""Tess"" (1979). Other notable films in which she acted include the erotic horror film ""Cat People"" (1982), the Wim Wenders dramas"
"(1989), Marco Bellocchio's ""The Conviction"" (1991), Mehdi Charef's ""In the Country of Juliets"" (1992), Cyril Collard's ""Savage Nights"" (1992), Franco Zeffirelli's ""Jane Eyre"" (1996), and Josiane Balasko's ""A French Gigolo"" (2008). Throughout her career, she was a strong advocate for improving the work conditions of women in film. In 2001, Schneider was the guest of honor at the 23rd Festival Créteil Films de Femmes. Schneider was born in Paris to Daniel Gélin, a French actor, and Marie-Christine Schneider from Romania, who ran a bookshop in Paris. Gélin was married to actress and producer Danièle Delorme during his affair with Marie-Christine"
"as ""porno films"" though all except the early ""Bedside""-films included hardcore pornographic scenes. Several of these films still rank among the most seen films in Danish film history and all remain favourites on home video. In 1969, ""Blue Movie"" by Andy Warhol was the first adult erotic film depicting explicit sex to receive wide theatrical release in the United States. The film was a seminal film in the Golden Age of Porn and, according to Warhol, a major influence in the making of ""Last Tango in Paris"", an internationally controversial erotic drama film, starring Marlon Brando, and released a few"
"""I am an actress, not a prostitute!"") and checked herself into a mental hospital in Rome for several days to be with her lover, photographer Joan Townsend. This, coupled with her refusal to perform nude, led to Schneider's dismissal from the film. (She was replaced by Teresa Ann Savoy.) Around this time and towards the end of the decade, Schneider also turned down or dropped out of productions such as Luis Buñuel's ""That Obscure Object of Desire"" (1976), due to creative differences (Buñuel famously replaced her with not one but two actresses for the same role), and Franco Zeffirelli's television"
"murdered at the Polanskis' residence in Los Angeles by cult leader Charles Manson's followers. Polanski adapted ""Macbeth"" into a screenplay with the Shakespeare expert Kenneth Tynan. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis played the main characters. Hugh Hefner and Playboy Productions funded the 1971 film, which opened in New York and was screened in Playboy Theater. Hefner was credited as executive producer, and the film was listed as a ""Playboy Production"". It was controversial because of Lady Macbeth's being nude in a scene, and received an X rating because of its graphic violence and nudity. In his autobiography, Polanski wrote that"
"Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic ""blonde bombshell"" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962 (equivalent to $ billion in ). More than half a century later, she continues to be a major popular culture icon. Born and raised in Los"
"pornographic film ""John Holmes and the All-Star Sex Queens"" from Zane Entertainment Group. In those years, she also starred in some ""sexy wrestling"" short-footage films, mainly for Triumph Studios and Ron Dvorkin's Bellstone. Uschi Digard Uschi Digard (born August 15, 1948) is a former softcore porn star and model mostly known for her roles in Russ Meyer films. She was born in Sweden of Swiss-French heritage. When asked of her childhood, she has said, She had a convent education and learned various languages. She learned to ski and loved the outdoors life. At school her left hand was tied behind"
"Zech's convincing portrayal of the morphine-addicted actress turned Zech into a star overnight. The film was awarded in 1982 in the Berlin International Film Festival with a Golden Bear. In the following years, Zech focused mainly on work in television and appeared in numerous television series and television films, as well as in regular theater productions in Berlin, where she lived during her last years. She died of bone cancer in Berlin on 31 August 2011, aged 69. Following a cancer diagnosis in the summer of 2011, Zech had not been able to resume her regular role as a nun"
"sadomasochism and forbidden sexuality was embodied in a wave of violent Nazisploitation films such as ""Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"" (1975) and the controversial art-house film ""The Night Porter"" (1974). In the latter film, a topless Charlotte Rampling has an iconic scene performing a Marlene Dietrich song for a group of concentration camp guards while wearing parts of an SS uniform. Her ensemble of army boots and pants, suspenders, peaked cap, and black opera gloves has often been imitated, such as Madonna's banned ""Justify My Love"" video in 1990. A slightly less revealing version of this outfit was worn"
"be smuggled in, where it was sold ""under the counter"" or (sometimes) shown in ""members only"" cinema clubs. Nonetheless, and also in 1969, ""Blue Movie"" by Andy Warhol, was the first adult erotic film depicting explicit sex to receive wide theatrical release in the United States. The film was a seminal film in the Golden Age of Porn and, according to Warhol, a major influence in the making of ""Last Tango in Paris"", an internationally controversial erotic drama film, starring Marlon Brando, and released a few years after ""Blue Movie"" was made. Data suggests an increase in pornography viewing over"
"motion picture was invented, it created a whole new medium for sexual imagery. At the start of the 1920s, it became popular throughout the West. ""Blue Movie"", a 1969 American film written, produced, and directed by Andy Warhol, is the first adult erotic film depicting explicit sex to receive wide theatrical release in the United States, ""Blue Movie"", a seminal film in the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), helped inaugurate the ""porno chic"" phenomenon in modern American culture, and later, in many other countries throughout the world. According to Warhol, ""Blue Movie"" was a major influence in the making of"
"same year, married Maria Hajek. They remained married until her death in 1987. Gustav Fröhlich was seldom involved in Nazi Propaganda films, a fact that helped him to establish a new film career after World War II. He remained a busy actor after the war but his roles changed from leading men to supporting parts as he got older. His best-known role during this time was perhaps in ""Die Sünderin"" (1951) with Hildegard Knef, in which Fröhlich portrayed a terminally ill painter. ""Die Sünderin"" caused a scandal because of its open treatment of several taboos such as nudity, suicide and"