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Romance (1999): France gives male genitalia a fresh look
At the turn of the century, militant feminist French director Catherine Breillat presented Romance, the first mainstream film to feature an erect penis. The film was released with no MPAA rating, although it undoubtedly would have been NC-17 with its full frontal nudity, and explicit oral sex, masturbation, and penetration. Breillat would continue to release controversially graphic works, such as Fat Girl (2001) and Anatomy of Hell (2004), prompting some to question: "What is cinematic art and what is pornography?"
Romance, Sagamore Stevenin, Caroline Ducey, 1999. Courtesy of the Everett Collection.
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