![]() ![]() The most recognizable actor associated with erotic thrillers is Michael Douglas, who starred in four films- Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, Disclosure, and A Perfect Murder. Other filmmakers include Atom Egoyan, Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, William Friedkin, David Cronenberg, and Zalman King. Adrian Lyne has directed several films of the genre, including 9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal, Unfaithful, and Deep Water. Joe Eszterhas became a sought-after screenwriter in the classic period, writing the screenplays for Jagged Edge, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, and Jade. Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven directed Basic Instinct, Showgirls, and Benedetta. Brian De Palma helped usher in the classic period of the genre with films Dressed to Kill and Body Double, and directed Femme Fatale and Passion later in his career. ![]() Notable figures Ĭertain filmmakers and actors are associated with the genre. The erotic thriller also contains influences from the genres of mystery and horror, as well as from pornography. Many films of the 1960s and 70s also provocatively mixed noir themes with softcore sex, erotic fantasy, and voyeurism. In his book Hollywood's Dark Cinema: The American Film Noir, Robert Barton Palmer claimed "perhaps the most popular genre in the 1990s, the so-called erotic thriller is a direct descendant of the classic film noir". It makes an already uncomfortable moment nearly unbearable 50 years on.Precursors to the erotic thriller A few years before her death in 2011, Schneider claimed Bertolucci did not inform her of how far the scene would go beforehand, and said the experience left her feeling ‘raped’ – an account the director more or less confirmed later on, saying he was attempting to produce a ‘reaction of frustration and rage’ in the actor. If you know movies, you know the scene: in an empty Parisian flat, Marlon Brando wrestles co-star Maria Schneider to the ground and anally penetrates her, using a stick of butter as lubricant. Its perverse eroticism scandalised audiences not accustomed to seeing such frank depictions of sexual power dynamics explored in the realm of a so-called ‘art movie.’ Decades later, however, revelations about the film’s most infamous moment pushed the movie’s infamy beyond the cultural mores of the ‘70s. Lost in all the commotion is the film itself: Beautifully performed (especially by Willem Dafoe as Jesus), impeccably shot and scored (Peter Gabriel's propulsive soundtrack is one for the ages), it's the work of a true believer in both movies and mankind.Īt the time of its release, the controversy surrounding Bernardo Bertolucci’s erotic drama was mostly contained to the screen. And some countries banned the film sight unseen (it still can't be shown in the Philippines or Singapore). One French fundamentalist group launched Molotov cocktails into a Paris theater, injuring several patrons. The Vatican and numerous Christians took vocal issue with the extended sequence in which Jesus imagines an alternate life for himself (sun-dappled sex scenes included) with the prostitute Mary Magdalene. But this reimagining of Nikos Kazantzakis' speculative novel about the Son of God's human fallibility easily ascends to the top of our countdown due to the sheer furor it inspired worldwide. □ The 101 best sex scenes in movies of all-timeĪn explosive tour de force from one of our greatest filmmakers, Martin Scorsese's long-gestating passion project shares elements with several films on our list: sex, violence, Jesus Christ. Written by Joshua Rothkopf, David Fear, Keith Uhlich, Andy Kryza & Matthew Singer So, in the interest of indulging the prurient curiosity of our readers, we’ve compiled this list of the most controversial movies ever made. But even the most unsavory have great stories behind them. A few are just downright vile – some led to criminal charges, and in one famous instance, helped prop up a fascist regime. Others were banned and panned and ended up ruining whole careers. Some broke legitimate boundaries and have come to be seen as pioneering works of art. Not all controversies are created equal, however. Sometimes, though, it’s at least partially true – if only because those movies barely got made in the first place, and certainly didn’t escape outrage at the time of release. ![]() ![]() When it comes to movies, in particular, the oft-repeated phrase is, ‘You couldn’t make this today.’ Usually, it’s revisionist nonsense. It’s often said – usually by unfunny comics and angry white guys in bowties on cable news – that we’re living in an era of unprecedented cultural sensitivity that every person of a certain age spends every day desperately scouring the internet in hopes of finding another reason to clasp their proverbial pearls. ![]()
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