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History of X: 100 Years of Sex in Film

History of X: 100 Years of Sex in Film

Ford, Luke

Hardcover

Film StudiesFilm Guides & ReferenceSexuality

ISBN10: 1573926787
ISBN13: 9781573926782
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: Sep 1 1999
Pages: 252
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.28 Depth: 9.29
Language: English
This first comprehensive and most in-depth history of cinematic pornography details sex in film from 100 years ago to today, concentrating on the quarter-century since Deep Throat, when pornography became a subject of popular culture.
Insightful, entertaining, and bold, A History of X takes us from the primitive film studios of the 1900s, where porn got its start as a daring experiment in sexual freedom, to the closed-door, multi-million-dollar porn-film corporations of today. Ford includes exclusive interviews with the stars, the producers, and the distributors as well as detailed data on censorship attempts from the early days to the present. The author documents the controversial careers of top porn stars Marilyn Chambers, John Holmes, Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Gerard Damiano, Georgina Spelvin, Traci Lords, Max Hardcore, Ginger Lynn, and others, revealing both the great benefits and the tragic consequences that often come from fame and fortune in the porn industry.

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