UNASHAMED / ELYSIA BLU-RAY

Kino Classics + Something Weird Present Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture Volume 3: UNASHAMED and ELYSIA!

Tender Love and Inspiring Sacrifice in a Modern Eden! In an unusual reversal of the usual exploitation formula -- in which scenes of sex, violence, and drug abuse were wrapped in dire warnings --- the nudist film took a more positive approach to its subject matter. Arguing for the health benefits of sunlight and the detrimental effects of constrictive clothing films such as UNASHAMED: A Romance and ELYSIA (Valley of the Nude) presented Nudism as a positive lifestyle choice, and proceed their point with wholesome, only slightly unobstructed views of naked flesh. More disarming than the nudity is the fact that UNASHAMED reveals itself to be a remarkably poignant drama about the unrequited love between a mixed-race woman (Rae Kidd) and her employer (Robert Stanley. Restored with cooperation of the Library of Congress.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Audio Commentary for Unashamed by Alexandra Heller-Nicolas
• Nudist-Land (1937)
• Why Nudism: An Exposé of Nudism (1933)
• Hollywood Script Girl (1938)