Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude (2001)
• January 1st, 2001 • 0h 56min
Documentary, History
Overview
The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition surrounding the classical nude figure, which spread from the fine arts to more common forms of expression. The film explains how 19th-century artists were inspired by ancient Greek and Roman works to highlight the naked form, and how that was reflected in the evolving cultural attitudes toward sex.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Miss Interpreted
Released on: 1997-10-30
Documentary
A film about the artist Marlene Dumas: - There's no right way to portray or to understand someone. I...
8 Arms to Hold You
Released on: 2004-11-30
Documentary
An "Ock-umentary" exploring the character of Doc Ock and the way he as well as his tentacles were br...
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
Released on: 1994-11-04
Documentary
A portrait of Nam June Paik produced as a 'video catalog' for the exhibition 'The Electronic Super H...
Pictura
Released on: 1951-06-01
Documentary
A documentary film directed by seven famous directors, and narrated by several famous Hollywood acto...
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary, Music
Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...
Face 'Caché'
Released on: 2006-04-19
Documentary
A documentary on the shooting of Michael Haneke's movie 'Hidden' (Caché). Including interviews with ...
Lynx
Released on: 2021-10-27
Documentary
In the heart of the Jura mountains, a call resounds through the forest. The silhouette of a Eurasian...
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
Released on: 2019-11-24
Documentary
Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) explores Video Art, revealing how different generations ‘hacked’ the tools...
Modern Life
Released on: 2008-10-29
Documentary
For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He a...
Soup Cans and Superstars: How Pop Art Changed the World
Released on: 2015-08-24
Documentary
Alastair Sooke champions pop art as one of the most important art forms of the twentieth century, pe...
Samurai Japan: The Story Behind the WBC Clean Sweep
Released on: 2024-03-01
Documentary
Samurai Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic for the first time in 14 years, and went all the w...
Kids On Ice
Released on: 2014-10-21
Documentary
Quiet towns across rural Australia are in the grip of an Ice epidemic. Major international drug cart...
Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
Released on: 2025-11-25
Documentary
Documentary on Antoine de Caunes, a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer...
Dear Basketball
Released on: 2017-04-23
Animation, History
An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made...
The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side
Released on: 1999-08-07
Documentary
A documentary looking back on the making of Shunji Iwai's TV play Fireworks, Should We See it from t...
Crumb
Released on: 1994-09-10
Documentary
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew...
20 years after Caméra Café
Released on: 2023-01-24
Documentary
To celebrate the release of a new movie for their 20th anniversary, this documentary offers some beh...
sin título
Released on: 2021-07-31
Documentary, History
"The prevailing stigmatization of the 'villero' universe is fed back by the images. In order to dism...
Propeler - subkultúry mládeže
Released on: 2002-01-01
Documentary
The concept for the film was developed based on sociological research conducted as part of the Youth...