The History of Sex in Cinema
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Various European Starlets
in Erotic Dramas:
During the liberalized 1970s and early 80s, many foreign
film stars - known as European starlets (some mentioned elsewhere)
- appeared in many foreign-made, R-rated soft-core romantic/comedy
dramas often requiring the stars to be naked and exhibit erotic appeal.
These numerous sex romp films included these four better-known
actresses:
Laura Antonelli
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Olivia Pascal
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Serena Grandi
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Clio Goldsmith
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Laura Antonelli -
Italian Film Actress
The dark-haired, voluptuous screen actress Laura Antonelli,
tauted to be the next Sophia Loren from Italy, appeared in numerous
productions, including many film farces set in the past, and often
in the role of an adventurous maid, housekeeper, or waitress. Her
first film Le Malizie di Venere, or Venus in Furs (1969) (aka
Devil in the Flesh), directed by Massimo Dallamano, was seized
by US Customs for 'obscenity violations' - and the film was severely
edited by US and UK censors. But it brought the full-figured star
attention for its explicit scenes, in her role as Wanda.
Italian Antonelli films in the 1970s included:
- Devil in the Flesh (1969) (aka Le malizie di Venere,
Venus in Furs),
as Wanda von Dunajew
- Secret Fantasy (1971) (aka Il Merlo Maschio),
as Costanza Vivaldi
- The Eroticist (1972) (aka Nonostante le apparenze...,
or The Senator Likes Women), a
horror comedy spoof by director Lucio Fulci, her breakthrough film,
as Sister Delicata
- Scoundrel in White (1972) (aka High Heels, or
Docteur Popaul), as Martine Dupont, opposite Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Malicious (1973) (aka Malizia), a sexy comedic
fantasy-drama, as Angela
- How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973), in various roles
- Simona (1974), as Simone
- Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974) (aka Mio Dio Come
Sono Caduta In Basso), as Eugenia Di Maqueda
- The Divine Nymph (1975) (aka Divina Creatura), as
Manoela Roderighi, co-starring with Marcello Mastrioianni
- The Innocent (1976) (aka L'Innocente), by
director Luchino Visconti, as Giuliana Hermil, co-starring with Giancarlo
Giannini
- Wifemistress (1977) (aka Mogliamante), as Antonia
de Angelis, co-starring with Marcello Mastroianni
A Sampling of Laura Antonelli Films
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Devil in the Flesh (1969) (aka Venus in Furs)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-eroticist.jpg)
The Eroticist (1972) (aka Nonostante le apparenze...)
![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/eroticist.jpg)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-malicious1973.jpg)
Malicious (1973) (aka Malizia)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-tillmarriage.jpg)
Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974) (aka Mio Dio, come
sono caduta in basso!)
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The Divine Nymph (1975) (aka Divina Creatura)
![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/divinecreature.jpg)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-innocent.jpg)
The Innocent (1976) (aka L'Innocente)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-wifemistress.jpg)
Wifemistress (1977) (aka Mogliamante)
![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/wifemistress.jpg)
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Olivia Pascal - German actress
20 year-old Olivia Pascal appeared for her debut
screen role in Hubert Frank's soft-core, 'erotic travelogue' sexploitation
film Vanessa
(1977, W. Germ.) - a German-produced, Hong Kong-shot,
dubbed-in-English film. It was filmed to
take advantage of the demand at the time for 'classy' sex films shot
in foreign locales, about a young woman on a journey of sexual self-discovery. Ads
promoted:
"Where Emmanuelle ended, Vanessa begins!"
Olivia Pascal portrayed the
orphaned title character Vanessa Anden - a strict, convent-raised
virgin from Bavaria (Germany). In the opening scene in
the convent, she was giggling with other convent girls at erotic
paintings or photos of statues in a forbidden book of males with
gigantic penises.
After
being notified by telegram that she had lucratively inherited "a
whole chain of beautiful bordellos" and a large citrus fruit plantation
from her wealthy Uncle Richard, she traveled to Hong Kong to take
possession. When she arrived, she was driven in a taxi by enigmatic
Prinz Bandor (Tom Garven), a friend of the family, to Richard's palatial
home. There, she would soon met other characters including:
- Jackie (Uschi Zech), the niece of Richard's attorney
Anthony; a promiscuous bi-sexual and a frequent exhibitionist
(often naked), who was regarded as Vanessa's 'cousin'
- Anthony Grüder (Peter M. Krueger), Uncle Richard's
attorney-lawyer
- Major Kenneth Cooper (Anton Diffring), a wealthy,
over-sexed husband, married to Cle; Jackie's sadistic brother-in-law
- Cle Cooper
(Eva Eden), Jackie's sister; married to Major Cooper although involved
in many extra-marital affairs
- Adrian (Gunter Clemens), Uncle Richard's over-sexed
son, lustful and illegitimate, who was the sinister administrator
of the plantation - he unsuccessfully contested the
will
- Tai-Neh (Eva Leuze), Adrian's jealous mistress/servant
Exhibitionist 'Cousin' Jackie
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/fotos/vanessa7.jpg)
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The Major's Cheating Wife Cle Cooper
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/fotos/vanessa6.jpg)
Tai-Neh in Rice Shower
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/fotos/vanessa12.jpg)
Voodoo Sex by Tai-Neh Against Vanessa
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Vanessa Witnessing Masturbatory Sex in Convent
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There was also talk of an "extra-terrestrial force" (black
magic) which allowed one to see others completely nude - a power that
Vanessa possessed.
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Vanessa (Olivia Pascal) During Bathing Sequence
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Included in the film were a number of sex scenes:
- Vanessa's lesbian relationship with Jackie throughout
the film
- Vanessa's undressing by servants before nude bathing
- Vanessa's sensual Oriental massage on a water bed
performed by a servant, while she was observed by topless Jackie,
who then joined Vanessa by lying next to her
- a rice shower sex scene between Adrian and Tai-Neh,
and later a scene of sexual intercourse
- Adrian's attempted rape of Vanessa at the plantation
in an outdoor pavilion
- voodoo sex performed by Tai-Neh
against Vanessa
- Vanessa's S&M flashback
during convent days (when she listened to and witnessed masturbatory
sex, and was whipped-spanked as punishment for having lesbian tendencies)
- hypnotic-telepathic sex between swami-magician Prinz
and Vanessa
- Vanessa's bondage-whipping scene in a 'torture-machine'
by Major Kenneth Cooper
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Vanessa and Jackie In Matching Wicker Chairs at
the Beach
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By film's end, the title character Vanessa Anden, with
distinctively puffy and protruding nipples (and under-armpit hair),
experienced a soft-focus lesbian scene with Jackie in her bedroom. Jackie
had been aggressively promoting Vanessa's loss of virginity ("It's
time you got your cherry picked") for the entire film.
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Lesbian Sex Between Vanessa and Jackie
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/fotos/vanessa2.jpg)
![](http://www.filmsite.org/fotos/vanessa3.jpg)
Exaggerated Illustrations or Images in a Forbidden Erotic Book in the Convent
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Vanessa (Olivia Pascal) Before Leaving Convent
Vanessa Undressed Before Bath
![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/vanessa5.jpg)
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Massage Sequence (With Jackie)
Vanessa's Attempted Rape by Adrian
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Vanessa's Bondage-Whipping by Major Cooper
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Serena Grandi -
Italian actress
The liberated actress was known for her enormous breasts
and opulent body, and as a popular pin-up (often compared to Sophia
Loren or Gina Lollabrigida), and for starring in a number of erotic
dramas and comedies in the 1980s as a well-endowed, fantasy female
figure.
Her most notable film was Tinto Brass' almost hard-core Miranda
(1985) in which she portrayed a lusty and adventurous tavern
owner with a seasonal quartet of lovers.
Serena Grandi's Major Films
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-miranda.jpg)
Miranda (1985)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-exploits.jpg)
L'Iniziazione (1987) (aka Exploits of a Young Don Juan)
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Her major filmography included:
- Miranda (1985), as Miranda
- Lady of the Night (1986) (aka La Signora Della
Notte), as Simona
- Desiderando Giulia (1986), as Giulia (Julia)
- L'Iniziazione (1987) (aka What Every French
Woman Wants, or Exploits of a Young Don Juan), as Ursule,
an erotic coming-of-age comedy
- Rimini Rimini (1987), as sex goddess Lola
Sarti
- Delirium (1987) (aka Le foto di Gioia),
as Gioia (or Gloria), an Italian erotic gallo horror film
![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-ladyofnight.jpg)
Lady of the Night (1986)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-desiringjulia.jpg)
Desiderando Giulia (1986)
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Rimini Rimini (1987)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-delirium.jpg)
Delirium (1987)
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Clio Goldsmith -
French actress
An exotic, curly-haired brunette beauty, Clio Goldsmith
appeared in a number of foreign films in the early-to-mid 1980s,
including:
- The Cricket (1980) (aka La Cicala),
as Cicala, co-starring with Virna Lisi
- Lady of the Camelias (1981) (aka La Storia Vera
Della Signora Dalle Camelie), as Clemence
- Heat of Desire (1981) (aka Plein Sud), as Caroline
dite Carol - une jeune marginale
- Honey (1981) (aka Miele Di Donna),
an erotic fantasy, as Anny
- The Gift (1982) (aka Le Cadeau, or Bankers Also
Have Souls), as
Joyane/Barbara
- L'Etincelle (1986) (aka Tug of War), as
Dale
Some of Clio Goldsmith's Films
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-cicala.jpg)
La Cicala (1980) (aka The Cricket)
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![](http://www.filmsite.org/newpics/titles-honey.jpg)
Miele Di Donna (1981) (aka Honey)
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Le Cadeau (1982) (aka The Gift, or Bankers Also Have Souls)
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