A Look At Some Vintage Gay Films
When discussing vintage gay porn, it is impossible not to mention 1908’s Le Menage Moderne du Madame Butterfly. Not only is this film, directed by Bernard Natan, a stunning example of vintage gay porn, it is also the first known film to depict hardcore bisexual and homosexual acts. The french film has a complex plot and the production value of the movie are exceptionally high. Because of legal restrictions, early gay porn was called forced to remain underground. That which was made commercially available was laughably tame and consisted largely of individual men wearing a g-string or in shorts posing like a body builder.
As for American vintage gay porn, also known as stag films, most historians agree that the first ever hardcore gay scenes are found in 1929’s The Surprise of a Knight. Featuring homosexual intercourse exclusively, the movie focuses on two individuals: the lady and her gentleman caller. After flirting for awhile, the lady plops down on the sofa with her rear in the air, exposing her bare buttocks. The gentleman caller, also known as the knight promptly enters her.
After both individuals orgasm, the man walks off screen. Immediately afterward, the lady raises her skirt to reveal the surprise: she is really a he. The gentleman caller then returns onscreen and helps the lady remove the rest of his clothing, then the two dance together. After a cutaway, the lady is shown wearing a business suit, then winks at the camera and walks off of the screen.
The Surprise of a Knight led a brief movement of hardcore homosexual porn during the days of stag film in the era before it was banned by the legislative branch of the United States government. It wasn’t until 1970 that porn became legally commercially available, and it wasn’t until 2003’s Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence vs. Texas that sodomy laws were decided to be unconstitutional.
When one thinks of how far the industry has gone and how much individuals and homosexual groups had to overcome to advance the cause, it really makes that type of porn more titillating. While hardcore gay porn is not as taboo as it used to be, at one time purchasing and possessing it was a jailable offense. Whether or not those types of consequences added to the eroticism of the media can be debated, but few people can argue that the advances made in terms of deregulation haven’t been an overall positive.
Phoenix Delray
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3 Responses to “A Look At Some Vintage Gay Films”
Old Cameras for a nice vintage look in prints?
Comment made on March 1st, 2010 at 7:05 pmI have had a few old cameras just for looks sitting on my shelves. I have been curious however if there is some that can give you a cool vintage look in print? Also is there anything I should know about high cost in film or hard to find films for old cameras. Last, is there any companies that specialize in developing vintage films?
If you find the filem it makes sense that the images would come out "old time"
You can vintage a photograph on photoshop so easily, "old time" photos are usually faked.
Post back later with your discovery…
beaux Patrick
Comment made on March 2nd, 2010 at 12:07 amReferences :
Part of that vintage look which you see in older photographs is attributed to shooting a larger format film usually 6×6, 6×7,6×9 or 4×5. As far as film prices it is not all that expensive. An average roll of 120 size black and white film will cost anywhere from $3-$5 a roll and anywhere from $3-$5 to process the negatives at a professional photo finishing shop (much much cheaper if you develop on your own). Just look through the yellow pages to find a professional photo finishing shop and ask if they process medium or large format film.
Comment made on March 2nd, 2010 at 12:09 amIn terms of printing the image, I would actually suggest going digital. Vintage prints are typically printed on fiber based papers as your plasticy RC based papers really didn’t come out until fairly recently in terms of photo history is concerned. Buy yourself a decent Epson printer and negative scanner. When you get your film developed only ask for the negatives, take your negatives home and scan them. As for the type of paper to print on try a heavy stock watercolor paper. There are many types of watercolor papers, so I would suggest something cold pressed and without much texture. Digitally you can also tone your images quite easily to give it somewhat of a sepia tone.
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