Looking for softcore arthouse porn titles from the 1970s

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cinematography

This is a serious inquiry.

I need this information for script I am helping my friend with. The only softcore arthouse porn title I know of is Emmanuelle, a French film made in 1974. Do you know of any other titles from the 1970s? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Cinemax usually has a lot of soft-core on it, late-night.

That goes with a caveat of "I have not watched cable in several years", but they have that reputation still.

Maybe look up their late-night listings?
 
Zensteve said:
Cinemax usually has a lot of soft-core on it, late-night.

That goes with a caveat of "I have not watched cable in several years", but they have that reputation still.

Maybe look up their late-night listings?
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Good tip! If I remember correctly, that's how I found out about Emmanuelle. Thank you.
 
One of the most famous film in that category from that period would be the Playboy funded Caligula.
 
clive said:
One of the most famous film in that category from that period would be the Playboy funded Caligula.
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I did a search for Caligula on Amazon.com, and from that I found The Story of O (1975), The Image (1976), Wife To Be Sacrificed (1975), and of course Emmanuelle (1974).

Thank you so much guys for the help! :cheers:
 
Caligula is pretty hardcore, actually. I don't think Amazon would carry it -- I guess they do have it. There's some pretty good stuff in there, though it's kind of disconcerting to watch Malcom McDowell in a porn flick.

If I remember correctly, I think Ebert gave Emannuelle four stars. That was back in his single days, though.
 
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Take a look at these directors -- Jess Franco, Joe D'Amato, Radley Metzger, Walerian Borowczyk, Russ Meyer, Tinto Brass, John Waters, Umberto Lenzi, Nagisa Oshima. If I think of more--I add a new post.

Any web searches about these guys will probably lead to countless others.
 
Thanks a lot everyone. I have an excellent start now. You guys really know your porn. :yes: If you come across any other specific titles or names, please let me know.
 
cinematography said:
This is a serious inquiry.

I need this information for script I am helping my friend with. The only softcore arthouse porn title I know of is Emmanuelle, a French film made in 1974. Do you know of any other titles from the 1970s? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
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All time fav

MANDINGO! go rent it. Its not just softporn, it's actually a good movie.
 
Thank yous! :bow: :bow: :bow: Thank yous!

King Goldfish said:
Its not just softporn, it's actually a good movie.
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Oh... This is exactly what we're looking for, good softcore pornography films from the 70s. :yes: Thank you for the title.

*correction* good ARTHOUSE softcore pornography. Being arthouse is more important to us than it being pornographic.
 
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bird said:
Wouldn't 'Last Tango in Paris' be considered softcore?
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I'm not sure. I'll look it up though. Thank you. :)

clive said:
One of the most famous film in that category from that period would be the Playboy funded Caligula.
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I ordered the uncut version of Caligula and watched it for the first time today... Wow... I - I don't know what to say! :lol: Even though it had some pretty hardcore stuff in it, it still had the artistic qualities I was looking for. It was actually a pretty decent film. Thank you again for the suggestion.
 
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