The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann explained

The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann
Director:Radley Metzger
(as "Henry Paris")
Producer:Ava Leighton
(as "L. Sultana")
Story:Jake Barnes
Starring:Barbara Bourbon
Alan Marlow
Darby Lloyd Rains
Eric Edwards
Georgina Spelvin
Jamie Gillis
Marc Stevens
Sonny Landham
Music:Robert Rochester
Cinematography:Paul Glickman
(as "Marcel Hall")
Editing:Doris Toumarkine
(as "Doris Barrow")
Distributor:Hudson Valley Films
Studio:Hudson Valley Films
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann is a 1974 American hardcore adult film starring Barbara Bourbon and directed by Radley Metzger[1] [2] (as "Henry Paris") that is considered one of the classics of the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984).[3] It was a step forward in the development of the genre, as it had a plot and good acting. The movie can be seen as a meditation on voyeurism,[4] due to the trope of Mann being spied on by a private detective hired by her husband, and the production of pornography itself, as the detective films her sexual encounters.

Porn film star Bill Margold, who went on to be the director of the Free Speech Coalition, has written that "The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann signals an end to the all-balling, no purpose, disposable mastur-movies that go into one orifice and out another.”[5] Filmed in Manhattan, the movie was released in New York City on December 26, 1974, and was nationally distributed in 1975.[6] The film has been inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame.[7]

Plot

Bourbon plays Pamela Mann, a married psychotherapist living and working in Manhattan who has several sexual encounters that are filmed by a private detective hired by her husband. Mann has sex with one of her patients, a prostitute, and also is kidnapped by a couple of radicals. While the male radical orally rapes Mann, the female radical reads the text of a Supreme Court decision on pornography. She also fellates a man she meets on a park bench. At the climax of the film, Mann is revealed to be watching the detective's films in bed with her husband. They have staged the encounters and the snooping for their own private enjoyment. They then have sex.[8] [9] [10]

Cast

Notes

The Private Afternoons of Pamela Manns was released during the Golden Age of Porn (inaugurated by the 1969 release of Andy Warhol Blue Movie) in the United States, at a time of "porno chic",[11] [12] in which adult erotic films were just beginning to be widely released, publicly discussed by celebrities (like Johnny Carson and Bob Hope)[13] and taken seriously by film critics (like Roger Ebert).[14] [15]

According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle".[16] Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic — and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous cinematography".[17] Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Remastered version

In 2011, DistribPix released a complete remastering of the film, with the full cooperation of the director.[22] The result had a limited exhibition in theaters, but the main outcome of the project was the first-ever official remastered DVD version. A listing of the music on the film soundtrack was released earlier.[23]

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bentley. Toni. Toni Bentley. The Legend of Henry Paris. June 2014. Playboy. January 26, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204030128/http://www.playboy.com/articles/the-legend-of-henry-paris. February 4, 2016. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Bentley. Toni. Toni Bentley. The Legend of Henry Paris. June 2014. ToniBentley.com. January 26, 2016.
  3. Web site: Staff . 'The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann' (1974): The Birth of 'Henry Paris' . April 3, 2017 . . April 3, 2017 .
  4. Book: Butler, Heather. "What do you call a lesbian with long fingers? The development of lesbian and dyke pornography", from "Porn Studies" (edited by Linda Williams). 2004. Duke University Press Books. Durham, NC. 978-0-8223-3312-8. 172.
  5. Book: Ford, Luke. A History of X: 100 Years of Sex in Film. 1999. Prometheus Books. Amherst, NY. 978-1573926782. 91.
  6. Web site: The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann (1974) Release Info. Internet Movie Database. January 6, 2014.
  7. Web site: XRCO Hall of Fame. August 25, 2014.
  8. Web site: Jan . Ian . Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, The (2 Disc Collector's Edition) . September 4, 2011 . RockShockPop.com . February 22, 2016 .
  9. Web site: Wood . Cliff . Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, The - Video X Pix (2 Disc Collectors Edition) . October 19, 2011 . 10kBullts.com . February 24, 2016 .
  10. Web site: Staff . The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann . 1974 . Mondo-digital.com . February 24, 2016 .
  11. News: Blumenthal . Ralph . Porno chic; 'Hard-core' grows fashionable-and very profitable . January 21, 1973 . . January 20, 2016 .
  12. http://www.jahsonic.com/PornoChic.html Porno Chic (Jahsonic.com)
  13. Corliss . Richard . Richard Corliss . That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic . March 29, 2005 . . January 27, 2016 .
  14. Web site: Ebert . Roger . Roger Ebert . The Devil In Miss Jones - Film Review . June 13, 1973 . . February 7, 2015 .
  15. Web site: Ebert . Roger . Roger Ebert . Alice in Wonderland:An X-Rated Musical Fantasy . November 24, 1976 . . February 26, 2016 .
  16. Web site: Gallagher. Steve. "This is Softcore": The History of Radley Metzger. August 7, 2014. Filmmaker Magazine. May 23, 2015.
  17. Web site: Simpson. Claire. Adults Only: 5 Films By Radley Metzger. October 2, 2013. WhatCulture.com. May 23, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524154050/http://whatculture.com/film/adults-only-5-films-by-radley-metzger.php. May 24, 2015. mdy-all.
  18. Book: Rist, Ray C. . Book - The Pornography Controversy: Changing Moral Standards in American Life . January 4, 1974 . The Pornography Controversy: Changing Moral Standards in American Life . 124 . Transaction Publishers . 9781412838467 . February 29, 2016 .
  19. Book: Lehman, Peter . Book - Pornography: Film and Culture . 2006 . Pornography: Film and Culture . 9 . Rutgers University Press . 9780813538716 . February 29, 2016 .
  20. Web site: Staff . Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - DadaBase Search Results - Radley Metzger . 2016 . . February 29, 2016 .
  21. Web site: Staff . Obituary Of The Righteous - The Porn Of The Fabulous 60s And 70s Loses One Of Its Pioneers And Masters: Radley Metzger - Photographer Of War, The MOMA Presents A Retrospective: His Erotic Films Made History - Video: 'Score', On The Relationships Of Couples Of The 70s, In An Uncensored Version . March 4, 2017 . DagoSpia.com . November 12, 2019 .
  22. Web site: Staff . The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann - 2 Disc Set (1974) . 2011 . Distribpix.com . February 24, 2016 .
  23. Web site: Staff . The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann - Original Soundtrack Music listing . 2016 . . February 24, 2016 .

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