Nude Photograpy

This lost classic of Italian gothic-horror tells the tale of a man who stops at a remote castle hoping to get medical help for an injured woman, only to find the inhabitants mirror the darker sides of the woman and himself. Full of black magic, sadism, and stylish lesbianism, Nude for Satan is that rare film that lives up to the promise of its title. Late one night a man witnesses a car crash, and the female driver has been knocked out. He decides to bring her with him up to a nearby castle for some help, and end up spending the night. The man then meets a woman who looks exactly like the woman in the car but she's acting strange. Like if she's not the same woman at all.

In early history, nudes were gods or heroes. Since then, the nude has often been about sex but also a powerful influence on how we view the body. Art historian Kate Bryan explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how television has influenced our understanding of the nude and how our attitudes have changed. As she examines the archives, Kate finds that while beauty and sexuality are never far away, artists have always used the nude as a vehicle to defy conventions.