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Radley Metzger

1964–76·6 films

American who made European-style erotica. Films looked like Visconti, played in grindhouses.

The missing link between art cinema and the sexual revolution.

elegant eroticasoftcore-to-hardcore
Filmography
Therese and Isabelle

Therese and Isabelle

1968

Metzger

Lesbian boarding school. Elegant.

Camille 2000

Camille 2000

1969

Metzger

Dumas as softcore art.

The Lickerish Quartet

The Lickerish Quartet

1970

Metzger

His masterpiece. Fantasies blur with reality.

Score

1974

Score

1974

Metzger

Two couples swap. Bisexual frankness.

The Image

1975

The Image

1975

Metzger

BDSM art film.

The Opening of Misty Beethoven

1976

The Opening of Misty Beethoven

1976

Metzger

Often called greatest adult film ever. Pygmalion as hardcore.

6 films in Radley Metzger