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The term "Golden Age of Porn", or "porno chic", refers to a 15-yr period (1969-1984) in commercial American pornography, in which sexually specific films experienced constructive consideration from mainstream cinemas, film critics, and most of the people.[1][2] This American period, which had subsequently unfold internationally,[3] and that began earlier than the legalization of pornography in Denmark on July 1, 1969,[4] began on June 12, 1969,[5] with the theatrical launch of the film Blue Movie directed by Andy Warhol,[6][7][8] and, somewhat later, with the release of the 1970 movie Mona produced by Bill Osco.[9][10] These movies had been the first adult erotic movies depicting explicit sex to obtain broad theatrical release within the United States.[6][7][8][9] Both influenced the making of films akin to 1972's Deep Throat starring Linda Lovelace and directed by Gerard Damiano,[11] Behind the Green Door starring Marilyn Chambers and directed by the Mitchell brothers,[12] 1973's The Devil in Miss Jones additionally by Damiano, and 1976's The Opening of Misty Beethoven by Radley Metzger, the "crown jewel" of the Golden Age, in response to award-successful creator Toni Bentley.[13][14]. Based on Andy Warhol, his Blue Movie movie was a major affect in the making of Last Tango in Paris, an internationally controversial erotic drama movie, starring Marlon Brando, and launched a couple of years after Blue Movie was proven in theaters.[8] |
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