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Erotica (1961)
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"Erotica" (1961), directed by Russ Meyer, is a quirky, low-budget entry in the "nudie-cutie" subgenre—a short-lived wave of softcore films from the late '50s and early '60s that danced around censorship with playful nudity rather than explicit sex. Clocking in at a breezy 68 minutes, this is Meyer’s third feature, following "The Immoral Mr. Teas" (1959) and "Eve and the Handyman" (1961), and it’s his first stab at an anthology format. Made for a scant $4,000 under Pad-Ram Enterprises, it’s a bare-bones affair that leans hard on its gimmick: six vignettes exploring “female sexuality” through a parade of topless women and campy narration.
The segments—“Naked Innocence,” “Beauties, Bubbles, and H2O,” “The Bear and the Bare,” “Nudists on the High Seas,” “The Nymphs,” and “The Bikini Busters”—are less stories than excuses to ogle. In “Naked Innocence,” a woman strolls nude through the woods, waxing poetic about nature. “Beauties, Bubbles, and H2O” has girls bathing while a salesman drones about plumbing history. “The Bear and the Bare” mixes a bear costume with a naked model for a bizarre sales pitch. The rest follow suit: nudists sail, nymphs frolic, bikinis burst. Meyer’s signature obsessions—voluptuous women and cheeky framing—shine through, but there’s no plot to speak of, just a narrated slideshow of skin.
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