Explicit sex in cinema, right festival Cinema Erotica leaves that a bit to be desired

Sex, it is sometimes suggested, is, along with violence, one of the driving forces behind cinema. Seen this way, it is actually strange that sex in cinema films is so ambiguous. Romantic stories and problematic relationships abound, but when it comes down to it, only little visual satisfaction follows seduction. Images of real sex are so rare on the big screen that there is invariably some uproar when a filmmaker once steps over the prudishness.

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