THE LOVE GODDESSES
Saul J. Turell's documentary fixes our gaze on cinema's female sex symbols, delighting in their glamor while also examining our shifting culture that constantly redefines what we consider alluring--and what we are allowed to see.
About This Film
This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed it's depiction of sex and actresses portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie, True Heart Susie, starring Lillian Gish, to Love Me Tonight (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy) and to Elizabeth Taylor in, A Place in the Sun (1951), plus much , much more.
Film Details
Director
Saul J. Turell
Writers
Saul J. Turell, Graeme Ferguson
Also Known As
The Love Goddesses: A History of Sex in the Cinema