Old posters of porn films, similar to ads for adventure films and melodramas
Once upon a time, when there was not only the Internet, but also video recorders, people went to watch porn in cinemas. It goes without saying that fans of "strawberry" had to be notified about the premieres of adult films and for this artists created posters.
When creating posters for pornographic films, designers and artists faced serious problems. Firstly, they needed to attract the attention of the viewer, and secondly, to observe decency — after all, their products were exhibited on the streets. Children and prim old men walked past the stands inviting to adult sessions, who did not need to see overly explicit images.
In addition, in all cities of Europe and the USA, where porn was shown in cinemas, there were laws prohibiting the public demonstration of eroticism and porn. All these factors have caused the appearance of almost chaste posters advertising the most outspoken film products.
Most posters of porn films of the 60s and 70s are more like advertising posters of adventure films, thrillers, dramas or youth comedies. The names of the paintings were quite allegorical, as well as brief annotations on the posters. But connoisseurs of the genre knew perfectly well what was what, and the names of the actors, the name of the studios and hints between the lines said more than a commercial can tell today.
As we can see, the authors tried their best to observe decency. But it is difficult to say what guided the creators of foreign posters for popular Soviet films. Try to guess, without looking at the captions, which films these strange posters represent — you've probably seen these films.
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