Going All the Way
53m · September 27, 1996
The resurgence of sex-themed films in the 1980s and 90s. Archival material examines the depiction of sexual themes in films.
Look Ma, No Clothes
55m · October 4, 1996
Hollywood challenges the production codes; ratings emerge. Filmmakers: Russ Meyer, Ingmar Bergman, and Federico Fellini.
Hollywood Comes of Age
52m · October 11, 1996
Sex symbols and art films open the door to explicit sex. Stars: Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren.
Censored
58m · October 18, 1996
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.
The Temptations of Eve
51m · October 25, 1996
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.
Sex and the Silent Screen
58m · November 1, 1996
The silent era ended with the establishment of the Hays office.
