ANTIQUE EROTICA VOL.#02

They were made black and white

and were often called smokers referring

to the smoke-filled rooms in which they were once shown.

Music of the time has been added to add another dimension.

The acts in the film remain the same then as they do now.

However, the films are reflective of the culture

out of which they arose.

The settings are different.

The clothing is different.

The attitudes that people have toward one another is

somewhat different, but the situations are the same today

as they were then.

In the 1930s, our nation was in the period of a depression.

Out of this depression, these films reflected an attempt

to find humor and joy.

In the 1950s, in the period of McCarthy and Kieffhoffer,

there was an attempt to find an enjoyment of being sexual.

There was also a new assertiveness of women

as it began to show in these films.

These films are extremely valuable

for understanding our culture.

They are extremely valuable for understanding ourselves

as sexual beings, sexual beings who place such a high value

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