The film explores the first 50 years of adult cinema, highlighting the contrast between French films' explicitness and US productions' technical superiority. In Europe, early cinema featured on-screen sexual activity, while in the US, the 1930 production code and Puritan values led to striptease films showcasing bare breasts. As US adult films gained popularity, they became increasingly tame, with the 1940s and 1950s seeing a rise in films featuring women fighting and in bondage, often with minimal bare skin exposure.
Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema
The film explores the evolution of adult entertainment over the first 50 years, highlighting different styles and degrees of explicitness in French and American cinema.
