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Joseph W. Sarno (b. 15 March 1921 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film director and screenwriter. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made

One of the most prolific and distinctive auteurs to emerge from the proto-pornographic sexploitation film genre of the 1960s, Joe Sarno has written and directed approximately 75 feature films in the sexploitation, softcore and hardcore genres. Sexploitation or "sex-exploitation" describe a class of independently produced Low budget feature films generally associated with the 1960s and serving largely as Sexploitation or "sex-exploitation" describe a class of independently produced Low budget feature films generally associated with the 1960s and serving largely as Softcore (or soft porn) is a form of Pornography, either video or nude Glamour photography, that is less explicit than hardcore material Hardcore pornography is a form of Pornography that features explicit sexual acts. A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set

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Sexploitation and Soft-core

Having completed his first adult-oriented feature in 1961, Sarno is one of the pioneers of the sexploitation film genre. Sexploitation or "sex-exploitation" describe a class of independently produced Low budget feature films generally associated with the 1960s and serving largely as Among his best-know sexploitation films are Sin in the Suburbs (1964), Flesh and Lace, The Bed and How to Make It and Moonlighting Wives (1966). Sarno's work of the sexploitation period is typified by stark chiaroscuro lighting, long takes and rigorous staging. Chiaroscuro ( Italian for light-dark) is a term in Art for a contrast between light and dark He is also well known for scenarios centering around issues of psycho-sexual anxiety and sexual identity development.

During his sexploitation period, Sarno worked with such noteworthy actors as Dyanne Thorne, Audrey Campbell, Michael Alaimo, Patricia McNair, Tod Moore, and his cousin, Joe Santos, who would go on to co-star on t. Dyanne Thorne (born October 14, 1932, in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA) is an American actress and model Joe Santos (born June 9, 1931) is an American Film and Television Actor. v. 's The Rockford Files. The Rockford Files is an American Detective ( Private investigator) Television Drama that had its first run on the

Beginning in 1968, Sarno's work becomes somewhat more explicit, predicting the emergence of soft-core. Softcore (or soft porn) is a form of Pornography, either video or nude Glamour photography, that is less explicit than hardcore material His breakthrough feature Inga (1968), was one of the first X-rated films released in the United States. Other noteworthy soft-core features include Vibrations (1968), Daddy, Darling (1970), Young Playthings (1972), Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974) and Misty (1975). Sarno is also the director of Deep Throat Part 2 (1974), the R-rated sequel to the hardcore classic Deep Throat. The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U Deep Throat is the Pseudonym given to the secret source who provided information to the Washington Post about the involvement of U

After 1968, Sarno's soft-core work is divided between films produced in the United States and films produced in Europe, principally Sweden, Germany and Denmark. Many of Sarno's European features were made with American backing. In Europe, he is conspicuous for having worked with actresses Marie Liljedahl, Christina Lindberg, Helli Louise, and Marie Forså. Marie Liljedahl (born February 15, 1950) is a Swedish Actress who had a short-lived film career in the late-1960s and early-1970s in the films Britt Christina Marinette Lindberg (born 6 December 1950 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish Actress, Glamour model Helli Louise Brunchmann Jacobson, often billed merely as Helli Louise, is a former actress who appeared in films and television including The Benny Hill Show Marie Forså (born Inga Forså, December 13, 1956 in Farsta, Sweden) is a Swedish pornography actress active in the mid-1970s

Hardcore

Sarno's first hardcore feature was Sleepy Head (1973) featuring Georgina Spelvin and Tina Russell. Georgina Spelvin born Michelle Graham on March 1, 1936, is a former American Pornographic actress who is best known for her appearance Tina Russell ( September 23, 1948 &ndash May 18, 1981) was the Stage name of a pioneering adult film actress active in Reluctant to be associated with the hardcore genre, Sarno began directing explicit films under various pseudonyms. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) He also acknowledges being the uncredited director of such adult features as Inside Jennifer Welles (1977) starring Jennifer Welles and Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle (1981) starring Annie Sprinkle. Jennifer Welles is an American porn star chiefly active in the soft- and hardcore genres of the 1970s although she began her acting career in the late 1960s Annie M Sprinkle (born Ellen F Steinberg on July 23, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is a former Over the course of his hardcore career, Sarno also worked with such adult film stars as Harry Reems, Eric Edwards, Jamie Gillis, Marc Stevens, Marlene Willoughby, Gloria Leonard, Sonny Landham, Seka, and Ron Jeremy. Harry Reems is the stage name of one of the best-known Porn stars of the 1970s Eric Edwards (born Robert Everett; November 30, 1945) is an American former Adult film star Jamie Gillis (born April 20, 1943 in New York New York, US) is an American Porn star and a member of the AVN Hall of Fame Mark or Marc Stevens may refer to Mark Stevens (writer (born 1947 American author of marketing books Mark Stevens (actor Gloria Leonard (born August 28, 1940 in The Bronx, New York) is a former pornographic actress who became the publisher of a men's William M "Sonny" Landham (born February 11, 1941) is an American movie Actor and political candidate Seka is a legendary US pornographic actress (or "sex performer" as she prefers born Dorothiea Hundley, on April 15, 1954 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born 12 March 1953 in Bayside Queens Jeremy has also appeared in non-pornographic films with studios such as Troma Entertainment

Critical Reputation

Singled out for praise by critic Andrew Sarris during the 1970s, Sarno's work has been acknowledged in recent years by tributes at the New York Underground Film Festival, the Torino Film Festival in Turin, Italy, and the Cinémathèque Française in Paris. Andrew Sarris, born on October 31, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, is a U Founded in 1994 by filmmakers Todd Phillips (Road Trip Old School and Andrew Gurland the New York Underground Film Festival occurs each March at Anthology Film Archives Cinémathèque Française hosts the largest archive of films movie documents and film-related objects in the world

His career is currently being researched by film historian Michael Bowen for a comprehensive biography.

Personal life

Sarno lives in New York City with his wife and production partner, Peggy Steffans Sarno, who appeared as an actress in several of his films. The couple spend their summers in Stockholm, Sweden. They have one son together, Matthew Sarno.

References

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