The History of Pornography

1987

45m 24s

United States

Produced by: Jeff Vilencia

This film presents a historical sampling of erotica, beginning with cave drawings and emphasizing 20^th century material. Contains samples of films from each decade beginning with the turn-of-the-century through the present day. Explores the evolution of pornographic films from crude, black and white silent films through "talkies," the addition of color, and the X-rated home video.

The narration puts each clip into perspective, giving dates and commentary on the popular current events of each time period. This video is essential to any historical study of  "pornography" and is also recommended for use in workshops dealing with human sexuality.