Posted by: BoyScoutKevin
« on: February 26, 2017, 09:51:56 PM »Continuing . . .
We do not know how realistic Ken Russell's Dracula would have been, as it was never filmed, but, we do know he would have made the bold move of having another underage character in the nude, with the inclusion of a 14-year-old gardener's boy as one of the characters. Would it have been as bold as the nude pageboy in Salome's Last Dance, which was played by an adult actor, or the bolder nude boy scout in Lair of the White Worm, which was played by an underage actor? Though it probably would not have reached the boldest level of the nude pageboy in The Devils, which was so controversial that the film containing the scene was apparently later destroyed. And this was when only 3% or 4% of mainstream films contain scenes of a nude underage character, either a boy or a girl or both.
Here are some more bold moments in Ken's films.
If not the 1st scene of full frontal male nudity in a mainstream film, then one of the 1st scenes.
Women in Love (1970)
Connecting composer Richard Strauss with Nazism. So controversial, that while the Strauss estate could not prevent the showing of the film, it could prevent the use of Strauss' music. Thus, after its 1st showing on TV, the film has seldom been shown in its entirety since.
Dance of the 7 Veils (1970)
If not the 1st depiction of oral sex in a mainstream film, then one of the 1st depictions of oral sex in a mainstream film.
The Music Lovers (1970)
A nude pageboy
The Devils (1971)
Another nude pageboy
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
A nude boy scout
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
--Finis--
Next time: we'll think of something
We do not know how realistic Ken Russell's Dracula would have been, as it was never filmed, but, we do know he would have made the bold move of having another underage character in the nude, with the inclusion of a 14-year-old gardener's boy as one of the characters. Would it have been as bold as the nude pageboy in Salome's Last Dance, which was played by an adult actor, or the bolder nude boy scout in Lair of the White Worm, which was played by an underage actor? Though it probably would not have reached the boldest level of the nude pageboy in The Devils, which was so controversial that the film containing the scene was apparently later destroyed. And this was when only 3% or 4% of mainstream films contain scenes of a nude underage character, either a boy or a girl or both.
Here are some more bold moments in Ken's films.
If not the 1st scene of full frontal male nudity in a mainstream film, then one of the 1st scenes.
Women in Love (1970)
Connecting composer Richard Strauss with Nazism. So controversial, that while the Strauss estate could not prevent the showing of the film, it could prevent the use of Strauss' music. Thus, after its 1st showing on TV, the film has seldom been shown in its entirety since.
Dance of the 7 Veils (1970)
If not the 1st depiction of oral sex in a mainstream film, then one of the 1st depictions of oral sex in a mainstream film.
The Music Lovers (1970)
A nude pageboy
The Devils (1971)
Another nude pageboy
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
A nude boy scout
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
--Finis--
Next time: we'll think of something