To celebrate our release of Cinema au Naturel: A History of the Nudist Film here is our list of the top five British nudist films. Travelling Light (1959) Edward Craven Walker, the inventor of the lava lamp, was a keen naturist. He made three films celebrating the nudist lifestyle. Travelling Continue Reading
Naked as Nature Intended
Naked as Nature Intended — the Music
The story of the making of Naked as Nature Intended and its subsequent history has been rigorously chronicled by our illustrious editor, thanks to his enthusiasm for the subject and his priceless Pamela Green archives (which should be saved for the nation). However, as a film historian, the one area Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Intended Japanese Adverts
Here is a couple of Japanese magazine adverts for the naturist movie Naked as Nature Intended, which was released in Japan in 1963, two years after its UK release. A while back I posted the actual poster. You can see it here. I’ve been meaning to post a picture of the Continue Reading
Roy Pointer: the cinematographer on Naked As Nature Intended
Roy Pointer (1923–2004), the cinematographer of Naked As Nature Intended, carrying Pamela Green in his arms. Taken on the set by Douglas Webb. See the post Lucky Devil for more about Roy or check out the book Naked as Nature Intended: The Epic Tale of a Nudist Picture to find out Continue Reading
Two Left Feet (1963) starring Michael Crawford
For a nostalgia buff like me, lots of pleasure was wrested from watching the title sequence of the film Two Left Feet (1963). A young Michael Crawford visits the West End and ends up queuing to see Pamela Green in Naked as Nature Intended at the Bijou Cinema (looks like Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Never Intended
A slight aside that I hope will raise a chuckle from my regular readers. An illustration by Willie Rushton (1937-1996), from his book The Filth Amendment, 1981. Besides being a cartoonist, Rushton was a comedian, actor and co-founder of the magazine Private Eye. SaveSave Naked As Nature Intended: The Epic Tale Continue Reading
Roy Pointer Lucky Devil
Rare photo of Roy Pointer (1923–2004), the cinematographer of Naked As Nature Intended, with the stars of the film. Roy Pointer went on to work with Pamela Green and George Harrison Marks on Chimney Sweeps (1963). In the 1970s, he worked on several British Sex Comedies, such as Suburban Wives Continue Reading
The Epic Tale of a Nudist Picture – Book Release
The cinematic tale of Harrison Marks’ nudist feature Naked as Nature Intended, the iconic film that brought us Pamela Green in her birthday suit. Behind-the-scenes exclusives and never before seen pictures. The text is taken from Pamela’s unpublished biography. The photos are by Douglas Webb who was the stills photographer Continue Reading
As Nature Intended: Lobby Cards
A set of six lobby cards from the American release of the film As Nature Intended (1961). In America, the word Naked in the title was considered too risqué and was dropped. Ironically the US version of the film is far racier as the UK release had several cuts. The Continue Reading
Naked(er) as Nature Intended
I would like to thank Gavcrimson for allowing me to re-post this article from his blog. I recently managed to get hold of the US version of Naked As Nature Intended (1961), and was pleasantly surprised to find a very different version of the film than the one I’d previously encountered Continue Reading