Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

E1. Going All the Way

Sep 27, 1996 · 53m

The resurgence of sex-themed films in the 1980s and 90s. Archival material examines the depiction of sexual themes in films.

E2. Look Ma, No Clothes

Oct 4, 1996 · 55m

Hollywood challenges the production codes; ratings emerge. Filmmakers: Russ Meyer, Ingmar Bergman, and Federico Fellini.

E3. Hollywood Comes of Age

Oct 11, 1996 · 52m

Sex symbols and art films open the door to explicit sex. Stars: Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren.

E4. Censored

Oct 18, 1996 · 58m

The Hays Office set the content standards in Hollywood's Golden Age. Covers the post-Prohibition era of the thirties and forties, which featured Hedy Lamarr, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Veronica Lake.

E5. The Temptations of Eve

Oct 25, 1996 · 51m

The double entendres of early talkies roused calls for censorship. Covers the period from 1927 to the mid-thirties and features stars such as Marlene Dietrich, Busby Berkeley and Mae West.

E6. Sex and the Silent Screen

Nov 1, 1996 · 58m

The silent era ended with the establishment of the Hays office.