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While the film industry has historically hypersexualized the figures of its most attractive actresses, unretouched bodies over 40, imperfect according to traditional beauty standards, have rarely been shown as sexually desirable. Last year, Kate Winslet made headlines around the world for the mere fact that she refused to have her love handles removed during a sex scene in the series and demanded that her crows feet appear on her promotional posters. Emma Thompson herself, who for decades lost nude roles because of not being thin enough, encourages the rebellion against the self-imposed beauty canons: “If you want the world to change, and you want the iconography of the female body to change, then you better be part of the change.”
Kim Cattrall: Show old actresses nude
The films of , a French filmmaker, are well known for containing explicit nudity. Her film (1975) contains close-ups of actress ‘s breasts and vulva and actor Bruno Balp’s erect penis, some of which are particularly graphic in nature (including a sequence where an actor attempts to insert an earthworm into Alexandra’s vagina). This resulted in the film not officially being released until 1999. Other actresses who have appeared in explicit full-frontal nude scenes in Breillat’s films include in (1999) and in (2002). ‘s film (2003) included extensive full frontal nude scenes, male and female, and graphic sex scenes.
Nudity in film is restricted by the . Even in 18+ films, full frontal nudity with genitals/buttocks exposed is forbidden from release in India. However some Indian films with their premieres outside India do contain nudity, and western films containing nude scenes are allowed to be shown in the adult film theaters in major cities of the country. The Bengali film (2010), starring , features full-frontal nudity and a fully erect penis, and the film (2011), starring and Anubrata Basu, features full-frontal male and female nudity. Another Bengali film shows completely nude. Malayalam films (2010) and (2015) show nudity of main protagonist actresses. Hindi films include (1988), (1993) and (1994) contain nudity though in body-double was used for actress . A scene in (2002) which appeared to show actress ‘s in underwear was shot using a body double.
