This 1970 film by Allen Funt seems a little dated today but it clearly shows our attitudes about nudity. From IMDB.com “Candid Camera's Allen Funt secretly tapes people's reactions to unexpected encounters with nudity in unusual situations, such as when a naked young woman casually exits an elevator in an office building, or when the nude male art model breaks the wall between artist and model and has off-the-cuff conversations with the clothed women artists. Funt also secretly tapes the test audience watching the preview film and their responses to it, from outright indignation to warm hearted-praise.”
40 years later, I don’t think anything has changed. Watch the entire film below.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
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It was interesting to watch and you're right, attitudes about nudity and sex really haven't changed much in the last 40 years. A lot of other things haven't changed either.
What's even more interesting is that the version that I posted here is an early 1980's edit that was done for home video. The original (not seen on VHS or DVD) has more nude encounters. I hope that someone will restore this back to the original theatrical release.
By the way, Allen Funt went on to do a series of cable specials in the 1980's that were based on this same theme. They can be found on Amazon and ebay.
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