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Secret museums / presented by: ICARNS films ; a film by Peter Woditsch ; Sophimages & Artisan Films ; in coproduction with ZDF, in collaboration with Arte, ORF - Canvas - AVRO, R.T.B.F. télévision belge, COBO Fund with the participation of Television Suisse Romande (TSR) une enterprise de SRG SSR idee Suisse in association with YLE Teema ; written and directed by Peter Woditsch.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Erotic art--Europe.
- Erotic art.
- Erotic literature.
- Art museums--Europe.
- Art museums.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (77 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2016]
- Language Note:
- Narration in English with English, French, Dutch dialogue ; some English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Throughout the ages, erotic art has been created by some of the world's best-known artists, but it is rarely on public display. Whether it is held in private collections, or kept under lock and key in museums and libraries worldwide, erotic art and literature remains censored. But when graphic, even extreme, sexual imagery is freely available on the Internet, why is erotic art considered so dangerous that it must be prohibited? 'Secret Museums' features interviews with wealthy collectors, museum curators and guides, librarians, authors, gallery directors, art restorers and experts in erotic art, who discuss the reasons for the cultural suppression and control of erotic art; how institutional gatekeepers, as the protectors of public morality, decide what is acceptable; the difficulty of some in accepting sexuality as an appropriate subject for art; the compulsion to assemble private collections; and how many erotic masterpieces remain hidden today.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Johan Leysen.
- Credits:
- Producers, Sophie Schoukens & Jan Roekens ; camera, Remon Fromont ; editing, Luc Plantier, Peter Woditsch ; music, Vladimir Martinka ; research Peter Woditsch, Ghislaine Peeters.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Sophimages, ZDF, Avro, RTBF télévision belge, ©2008 ; previously released in 2009.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 16, 2016).
- 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival ; 2009 Tel-Aviv International Documentary FIlm Festival ; 2009 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
- Publisher Number:
- if-sm Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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