Product Details

• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Cult Epics
• VHS Release Date: March 11, 2003
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000897CC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,039 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Vintage Erotica Anno 1940

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars They are French, they are furry..., December 10, 2003

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Compared to the 1930's compilation, this DVD shows more strucure, in that individual film clips can be selected and there is a progression from mild to 'wild', and a wonderful photo gallery that shows women always are women, with no changes in equipment. In addition, the clips show clearly that current erotica shows no great leaps in technique and variety than what was done long ago by your grandparents, etc. The clips are a bit uneven, but probably the sourced materials are not in pristine condition. In America at that time, erotica ('smokers') were done by professional camera men, as they were the ones who had access to the necessary equipment, using their friends. The clips in this DVD are French, and the actors are ordinary people and many would consider most of them as a bit plump. But, they seem to be having a good time. As an addition to a bit of history, this DVD is good and a bit better than the 1930's DVD. This DVD is for those who wish to relive history and not for those who want crisp color and crystal clear shots. The musical sound track on this DVD could have used a bit more variety and pacing. The music recycles, and sometime the tempo changes during the film clip to another sound track which didn't have to happen.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ah, the French, July 21, 2003

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This collection is put together better than the previous one (from the 1930's), with a menu and so on. However, the choice of videos is much more narrow than that one. Does that mean only one type of erotic movies were made in the 40's? The movies shown here have a heavy reliance on lesbianism and very mild B&D (half-hearted spankings mainly), which is ... well, not my taste. I don't want to say boring, but I enjoyed the first collection more than I do this one.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad at all..., January 20, 2006

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This review is from: Vintage Erotica Anno 1940 (DVD)

The film quality is low, but given the age its to be expected. The music is also great, lots of 30's and 40's jazz and swing. No modern crap porn music here. There was very little dialogue, most are silent with only dialogue text between scenes and even then it's in French. But it was all pretty sexy, many films had a home movie quality to them. Some were outight silly, some were rather tame; but all in all was good stuff for anyone interested in vintage.