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And in 's (1976) Nudity in film is the presentation in a film of at least one person who is, partially nude or wearing less clothing than contemporary norms in some societies consider '. Since the development of the medium, inclusion in films of any form of sexuality has been controversial, and in the case of most nude scenes has had to be justified as being part of the story, in the concept of 'artistically justifiable nudity'. In some cases nudity is itself the object of a film or is used in the development of the character of the subject. In some cases, nudity has been criticized as 'superfluous' or 'gratuitous' to the plot, and some film producers have been accused of including nudity in a film to appeal to certain audiences. Many actors and actresses have appeared nude, or exposing parts of their bodies or dressed in ways considered provocative by contemporary standards at some point in their careers. Nudity in film should be distinguished from sex in film.

Erotic films are suggestive of sexuality, and usually contain nudity, though that is not a prerequisite. Nudity in a sexual context is common in, but pornographic films generally avoid depiction of a or a. A film on or about people for whom nudity is common may contain non-sexual nudity, and some other non-pornographic films may contain very brief nude scenes. The vast majority of nudity in film is found in pornographic films. Nude scenes can be controversial in some cultures because they may challenge some of the community's standards of modesty. These standards vary by culture, and depend on the type of nudity, who is exposed, which parts of the body are exposed, the duration of the exposure, the pose, the context, and other aspects. Regardless, in many cultures nudity in film is subject to censorship or rating regimes which control the content of films, with the intention of limiting content that is deemed by the classification authorities or the movie industry, or both, to be harmful or undesirable, morally or otherwise.

Many directors and producers apply, limiting nudity (and other content) in their films, to avoid external censorship or a strict rating, in countries that have a rating system. Directors and producers may choose to limit nudity because of objections from actors involved, or for a wide variety of other personal, artistic, genre-bound or narrative-oriented reasons. A still from the 1900 film The Temptation of St. Note the nude actress in an early American motion picture, before the Hollywood Motion Picture Production Code of. Nudity has almost universally not been permitted on stage, but sheer or simulated nudity may have been. Devices used include use of skin-tight flesh-colored to simulate nudity or vital parts to be covered by long hair, for roles such as.

American actress created controversy in 1861 when she wore a flesh-colored bodystocking in the play Mazeppa, based on 's, in which she played a Polish man who was tied nude to the back of a wild horse by his enemies. She also posed nude for photographs. Early in her career posed topless on several occasions for French photographer. Osmotr anesteziologa blank.

She is nevertheless seen with her top covered in surviving stills of these sessions. At least one later topless photograph of the young Bernhardt made in 1873 survives. These nude sessions were not meant for outright public viewing but for the encouraging of theatrical employers or personal guests. Thus nude photos of women like Menken and Bernhardt are known only to scholars and perhaps theater buffs. A still of from (1916). (1927) was one of the earliest exploitation films which contained nudity.