Jacques Scandelari

Mondo Homo 2: A Study of French Gay Porn in the '70s

Hervé Joseph Lebrun

François About, Philippe Vallois

Between 1975 and 1983 a new kind of film could be seen in French cinema : home-grown gay pornography. The films were shot in 16mm and most of them were passed and given certificates by the CNC (National Cinema Centre). They were screened in a small number of Parisian cinemas dedicated to gay pornographic films : Le Dragon, La Marotte and Le Hollywood Boulevard as well as several in the provinces. They were essentially the work of three production companies : Les Films de La Troïka (Norbert Terry), AMT Productions (Anne-Marie Tensi) and Les Films du Vertbois (principally Jacques Scandelari). The genre met an untimely end with the advent of video, the last being made in 1983 "Mon ami, mon amour (My friend, my lover)". Since then, gay pornography has not been screened in French cinemas. This film is the result of five years of painstaking research and investigation. It features extensive interviews with the directors and actors illustrated by numerous extracts from their films.

Mondo Homo

Hervé Joseph Lebrun

François About, Philippe Vallois

Between 1975 and 1983 a new kind of film could be seen in French cinema: home-grown gay pornography. They were essentially the work of three production companies: Les Films de La Troika (Norbert Terry), AMT Productions (Anne-Marie Tensi) and Les Films du Vertbois (principally Jacques Scandelari). The genre met an untimely end with the advent of video, the last being made in 1983 'Mon Ami, Mon Amour (My Friend, my Lover)'.

I.N.R.I.

Jacques Scandelari

Scenes of crucifixion in Manila, Philippines, during the Holy Week.

Macédoine

Jacques Scandelari

Michèle Mercier, Bernard Fresson

The tale of a young pretty girl's rise to a top model and her finding of emptiness in her life after success.

La philosophie dans le boudoir

Jacques Scandelari

Souchka, Lucas de Chabaneix

Loosely adapted from de Sade's play "Philosophy in the Bedroom". Set in the present day, a cult of depraved hedonists cavort at a remote, elegant mansion.

New York After Midnight

Jacques Scandelari

Florence Giorgetti, John Ferris

Monique is a 35 year old French woman, living in New York. The daughter of a French diplomat who has remarried, Monique has no financial worries, and holds a good job with a publishing firm. She finds relationships difficult, and frequently suffers acute depression. Her nights are filled with strange dreams, and apparitions of flashing lights.

Brigade mondaine

Jacques Scandelari

Patrice Valota, Odile Michel

A young woman is found dead, nude and drugged with tropanyme (a powerful aphrodisiac). Inspector Corentin from the vice squad will go after this new drug and prostitution ring.