A Life in Dirty Movies (2013)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Highly entertaining documentary that focuses on the life and career of writer-director Joseph W. Sarno. The name might not be overly familiar to most but he was a pretty big figure in the softcore days when he tries to deliver more than just sex and nudity. This documentary does an extremely good job at explaining what the sexploitation genre was all about back in its boom days and it also shows how different the films of Sarno's were. The best thing is that we've got the man himself here discussing his past work and we also see him trying to get a new picture made. This film was made towards the end of his life and also centers on his relationship with his wife Peggy. We get to see what it's like for them trying to get the film off the ground, to get Sarno's worked looked at and of course the various financial issues.
A LIFE IN DIRTY PICTURES also features interviews from film historians and fans including John Waters. Over the past decade there have been several documentaries taking a look at the sexploitation pioneers and this one here is certainly one of the best. Fans of Sarno will certainly want to take a look at it and if you're new to the genre then you're going to see several great clips.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Highly entertaining documentary that focuses on the life and career of writer-director Joseph W. Sarno. The name might not be overly familiar to most but he was a pretty big figure in the softcore days when he tries to deliver more than just sex and nudity. This documentary does an extremely good job at explaining what the sexploitation genre was all about back in its boom days and it also shows how different the films of Sarno's were. The best thing is that we've got the man himself here discussing his past work and we also see him trying to get a new picture made. This film was made towards the end of his life and also centers on his relationship with his wife Peggy. We get to see what it's like for them trying to get the film off the ground, to get Sarno's worked looked at and of course the various financial issues.
A LIFE IN DIRTY PICTURES also features interviews from film historians and fans including John Waters. Over the past decade there have been several documentaries taking a look at the sexploitation pioneers and this one here is certainly one of the best. Fans of Sarno will certainly want to take a look at it and if you're new to the genre then you're going to see several great clips.