Product Details

• Actors: Etty, Leighton, Watts
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 22, 2003
• Run Time: 56 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00009Q4WH
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #74,234 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Though today the Victorian era is considered extremely prudish, the artists of that period created a tradition of the nude in British art, drawing upon Greek and Roman classicism to affirm Britain's superiority at a time of skyrocketing pornography and prostitution. This fascinating insight into the art, mores and psyche of a bygone age includes a wide variety of images from painting, photography and film, including works by such noted artists as William Etty, Lord Leighton and George Frederic Watts.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Documentary on Underrated Art, December 21, 2004

By	Chester N. Scoville "Scoville" (Toronto ON) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Empire of the Nude is an episode of the BBC series "Omnibus", produced to accompany the recent exhibition and book "Exposed: the Victorian Nude." The film explores the history of the nude in 19th-century British art and its connection to visions of Empire. It also makes clear that the Victorian era, despite its reputation for repression, was a time of freedom and exploration of sexuality, art, and the body.