Candaulism is a
sexual practiceParaphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects or situations that are not part of normative stimulation and that can cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her.The term was coined by Wilhelm Stekel in the 1920s and...
or
fantasyFantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place on fictional planes or planets where magic is common...
in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their
voyeuristicIn clinical psychology, voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other activity usually considered to be of a private nature...
pleasurePleasure describes the broad class of mental states that humans and other animals experience as positive, enjoyable, or otherwise to be sought out. It thus includes more specific mental states such as happiness, entertainment, enjoyment, ecstasy, and euphoria...
. According to Gugitz, the term is derived from ancient King
CandaulesCandaules , also known as Myrsilos was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia from 735 BC to 718 BC. He succeeded Meles and was followed by Gyges...
who made a plot to show his unaware naked wife to his servant
Gyges of LydiaGyges was the founder of the third or Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and reigned from 716 BC to 678 BC . He was succeeded by his son Ardys II....
. After discovering Gyges while he was watching her naked, Candaules' wife ordered him to choose between killing himself or killing her husband in order to repair the vicious mischief.
Sometimes this behavior is taken to the point of allowing complete sexual relations, a practice defined by many English speaking people in the
swingingSwinging, sometimes referred to as the swinging lifestyle, is "non-monogamous sexual activity, treated much like any other social activity, that can be experienced as a couple." The phenomenon of swinging may be seen as part of the sexual revolution of recent decades, which occurred after the...
subculture as
cuckoldStrictly speaking, a cuckold is a married man with an adulterous wife, but current usage sometimes extends the term informally to include cuckqueans , wittols , and non-married couples in analogous situations.-History of the term:Cuckold is derived from the Old French for the...
ry.
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Candaulism is a
sexual practiceParaphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects or situations that are not part of normative stimulation and that can cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her.The term was coined by Wilhelm Stekel in the 1920s and...
or
fantasyFantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place on fictional planes or planets where magic is common...
in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their
voyeuristicIn clinical psychology, voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other activity usually considered to be of a private nature...
pleasurePleasure describes the broad class of mental states that humans and other animals experience as positive, enjoyable, or otherwise to be sought out. It thus includes more specific mental states such as happiness, entertainment, enjoyment, ecstasy, and euphoria...
. According to Gugitz, the term is derived from ancient King
CandaulesCandaules , also known as Myrsilos was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia from 735 BC to 718 BC. He succeeded Meles and was followed by Gyges...
who made a plot to show his unaware naked wife to his servant
Gyges of LydiaGyges was the founder of the third or Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and reigned from 716 BC to 678 BC . He was succeeded by his son Ardys II....
. After discovering Gyges while he was watching her naked, Candaules' wife ordered him to choose between killing himself or killing her husband in order to repair the vicious mischief.
Sometimes this behavior is taken to the point of allowing complete sexual relations, a practice defined by many English speaking people in the
swingingSwinging, sometimes referred to as the swinging lifestyle, is "non-monogamous sexual activity, treated much like any other social activity, that can be experienced as a couple." The phenomenon of swinging may be seen as part of the sexual revolution of recent decades, which occurred after the...
subculture as
cuckoldStrictly speaking, a cuckold is a married man with an adulterous wife, but current usage sometimes extends the term informally to include cuckqueans , wittols , and non-married couples in analogous situations.-History of the term:Cuckold is derived from the Old French for the...
ry. In certain cases the relation evolves into a stable union of three persons that is known as triolism, or
ménage à troisMénage à trois is the French term describing a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.-Term:...
.
History of the term
The term was first defined by Richard von Krafft-Ebbing in in his book:
Psychopathia sexualis. Eine klinisch-forensische Studie (Stuttgart: Enke 1886).
Psychology of candaulism
R. Senf proposed that candaulism should be thought of as a veiled form of
homosexualityHomosexuality is the romantic or sexual attraction or behavior among members of the same sex, situationally or as an enduring disposition. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is considered to lie within the heterosexual-homosexual continuum of human sexuality, and refers to an individual’s...
; Sadger hypothesized that the candaulist completely identifies with his partner's body, and deep in his mind is showing himself.
Filmography
- Gilda
Gilda is a black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor. It stars Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth in her signature role as the ultimate femme fatale. The film was noted for cinematographer Rudolph Mate's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis' sexy wardrobe for Hayworth , and...
(1946, by Charles VidorCharles Vidor was a film director.Born Vidor Károly to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Hungarian Army during World War I...
), with Rita HayworthRita Hayworth was an American film actress and dancer who attained fame during the 1940s not only as one of the era's top stars, but also as the era's greatest sex symbol, most notably in Gilda...
and Glenn FordGwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances.-Early life and career:Born Gwyllyn Ford at Jeffrey Hale...
. In a carnival party, Gilda gives her lover a bill asking him "why are you Cuckolding me ?" .
- Jules et Jim (1962, by François Truffaut
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) with Jeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, screenwriter and director.Moreau made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
, Oscar Werner and Henri SerreHenri Serre is a French actor who is best known as Jim in Jules and Jim. Other appearances include The Fire Within, Section spéciale and Mister Frost.-Partial filmography:* Je t'ai dans la peau...
- Knife in the Water
Knife in the Water is a 1962 film directed by Roman Polański. It features only three characters and deals with rivalry and sexual tension.-Plot:...
(Nóż w wodzie) (1962, by Roman PolanskiRoman Raymond Polanski is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer, and actor. Polanski began his career in Poland, and later became a critically-acclaimed director of both art house and commercial films....
) with Leon NiemczykLeon Stanisław Niemczyk was a Polish actor.Niemczyk appeared in over 500 films and television shows over the course of his very long career...
, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt MalanowiczZygmunt Malanowicz is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in 30 films since 1962.-Selected filmography:* Knife in the Water * Hunting Flies * Landscape After the Battle * Cserepek...
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- Irma la Douce
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(1963, by Billy WilderBilly Wilder was an Austrian-American journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age...
), with Jack LemmonJohn Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was an American actor. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts, Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger, The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing, Glengarry Glen...
, Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaine is an American film and theater actress, dancer, activist, and author, well-known for her beliefs in new age spirituality and reincarnation. She has written a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her spiritual beliefs as well as her Hollywood career...
, Lou JacobiLouis Harold "Lou" Jacobi is a Canadian character actor.Jacobi was born in Toronto, Ontario to Jewish parents Fay and Joseph Jacobi. Slightly overweight and sporting a moustache, he appeared in several films and television commercials, particularly in the 1970s.Notable film roles include: Mr...
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- Belle de Jour
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(1967, by Luis BuñuelLuis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker who acquired Mexican citizenship and worked in Mexico, France, and also in his native Spain and the United States...
), with Catherine DeneuveCatherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of beautiful ice maidens for various directors, including Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski. Deneuve won two César Awards for her performances in Le Dernier Métro and Indochine . She has also received BAFTA and Academy...
, Jean SorelJean Sorel is a French actor.He also worked in Italian cinema, and Spanish cinema with directors such as Luis Buñuel or Luchino Visconti. However since 1980 he has worked mostly in television...
and Michel PiccoliMichel Piccoli is a French actor. He was born in Paris to a musical family; his mother was a pianist and his father a violinist....
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- The Graduate
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(1967, by Mike NicholsMike Nichols is an American television, stage and film director, writer, and producer. Nichols is one of only ten people to have won all the major American entertainment awards: an Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award.-Early years:...
), with Dustin HoffmanDustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben...
, Anne BancroftAnne Bancroft was an American actress associated with the method school of acting.-Early life:Bancroft was born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in the Bronx, New York, the daughter of Mildred , a telephone operator, and Michael Italiano, a dress pattern maker...
, Katharine RossKatharine Juliet Ross is an American film and stage actress. Trained at the San Francisco Workshop, she is perhaps best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate, opposite Dustin Hoffman, and her role as Etta Place in 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, opposite...
- Il merlo maschio
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(1970, by Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was a Academy Award nominated Italian screenwriter and film director.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella * Le voci bianche...
), with Laura Antonelli-Early years:Laura Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, then capital of the province of Istria, Italy .-Career:Originally trained in Naples to teach physical education, Antonelli first appeared in Italian advertisements for Coca Cola and made her first film in 1965, followed by her American...
and Lando BuzzancaGerlando Buzzanca is an Italian comedy actor.He left high school in Palermo when he was 16 years old, and moved to Rome to pursue his dream of becoming an actor...
- La Dernière femme
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(1976, by Marco FerreriMarco Ferreri was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He was born in Milan and died in Paris of a myocardial infarction...
), with Gérard DepardieuGérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor. He has won a number of honors including a nomination for an Academy Award for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac and the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card....
, Ornella MutiOrnella Muti is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother...
, Michel PiccoliMichel Piccoli is a French actor. He was born in Paris to a musical family; his mother was a pianist and his father a violinist....
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- The Tin Drum
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(1979, by Volker SchlöndorffVolker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker.He won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum , the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass.Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some...
), with Mario AdorfMario Adorf is an Italian-German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum.-Biography:...
, Angela Winkler- Biography :Born in Templin Winkler trained to be a Medical technologist in Stuttgart. following her interest in theater she went to Munich where she took acting classes with Ernst Fritz Fürbringer. In 1967 she had her first role at the theater in Kassel....
, David BennentDavid Bennent is a Swiss actor.His parents are actor Heinz Bennent and former dancer Diane Mansart...
, Daniel OlbrychskiDaniel Olbrychski is a Polish actor. He played leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies. Played one of the leading roles in Volker Schlöndorff's rendering of Nobel-prize awarded German writer Günther Grass's book "Die Blechtrommel"...
, Katharina ThalbachKatharina Thalbach is a German actress and film director.- Life and Work :Katharina Thalbach comes from a particularly entertainment-oriented family. Her father Benno Besson was a director, her mother Sabine Thalbach was an actress. Her late husband Thomas Brasch was an author. Her daughter Anna ...
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- American Gigolo
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(1980, by Paul SchraderPaul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter and film director. His influences include Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu and Carl Dreyer, whose cross-cultural similarities he examined in Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer in 1972...
) with Richard GereRichard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, and came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol...
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- La Pelle
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(1981, by Liliana CavaniLiliana Cavani is an Italian director and screenwriter, best known for her 1974 feature film Il portiere di notte which launched actress Charlotte Rampling to international stardom...
), with Claudia CardinaleClaudia Cardinale is an Italian actress. She had starring roles in 8½ and Once Upon a Time in the West ; the majority of Cardinale's films have been either of Italian or French origin.-Early life:...
, Marcello MastroianniMarcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was an Italian film actor.-Personal life:Mastroianni was born in Fontana Liri, a small village in the Apennines, the son of Ida and Ottone Mastroianni, who ran a carpentry shop. Mastroianni grew up in Turin and Rome...
, Burt LancasterBurton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster was an American film actor and star, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image...
, Ken Marshall, Alexandra King, Carlo GiuffrèCarlo Giuffrè is a Italian film actor. He has appeared in 93 films since 1950.He was born in Naples, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Side Street Story * Il padrone del vapore * The Girl with the Pistol...
- Querelle
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(1982, by Reiner Werner Fassbinder) with Brad DavisRobert Creel "Brad" Davis was an American actor, best known for his role in the 1978 film Midnight Express.-Early life:...
and Jeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, screenwriter and director.Moreau made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
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- Maria's lovers (1984, by Andrei Konchalovsky
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) with Nastassja KinskiNastassja Kinski is a German actress, who has appeared in more than 60 international movies...
, John SavageJohn Savage is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer.- Acting career :...
and Keith CarradineKeith Ian Carradine is an American songwriter and actor born into the Carradine family.-Early life:Carradine was born in San Mateo, California, the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel and actor John Carradine...
- 9½ Weeks
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(1986, by Adrian LyneAdrian Lyne is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his exploitative use in his films of focusing on sexually charged characters, and sultry, eroticized atmospheres which he visually creates in his films by use of filming techniques such as making use of natural light and using...
) with Mickey RourkePhilip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. is an American actor and screenwriter who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films....
, Kim BasingerKimila Ann "Kim" Basinger is an American film actress and former fashion model.Following her role as a Bond girl in Never Say Never Again , Basinger received a Golden Globe nomination for her work in The Natural...
, David MarguliesDavid Joseph Margulies is an American actor.Margulies was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Runya , a nurse and museum worker, and Harry David Margulies, a lawyer. Margulies graduated from City College of New York. Immediately afterward, he made his stage debut in the off-Broadway play Golden 6...
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- I miei primi quarant'anni (1987, by Carlo Vanzina
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), with Carol AltCarol Ann Alt is an American model and actress.- Early life:Alt was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, the daughter of Muriel, an airline employee and model, and Anthony Alt, a fire chief. She was noticed waiting tables in her hometown of East Williston, New York. When she was 18, she decided to...
, Elliott GouldElliott Gould is an American actor. He became known during the 1970s, having starred in many Hollywood films, and has since continued appearing in supporting roles.-Early life:...
and Jean RochefortJean Rochefort is a French actor, with a career that spanned for over five decades.Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National...
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- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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(1988, by Robert ZemeckisRobert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future films as well as the live-action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit , though in the 1990s he...
), Bob HoskinsRobert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. is an English actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds, psychopaths and gangsters, and for his performances in family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Hook , and Super Mario Bros. .-Early life:Hoskins was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England,...
& cartoons.
- Wild Orchid (1990, by Zalman King
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) with Jacqueline BissetJacqueline Bisset is a British actress. She has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award. Her popular films include Bullitt , Airport , The Deep , and Class...
, Carré OtisCarré Otis is an American model and actress best known for her role as Emily Reed in Wild Orchid.-Biography:...
, Mickey RourkePhilip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. is an American actor and screenwriter who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films....
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- Henry & June
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), with Fred WardFreddie Joe "Fred" Ward is an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz.-Personal life:...
, Uma ThurmanUma Karuna Thurman is an American actress. She has performed predominantly in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action thrillers. She is best known for her work under the direction of Quentin Tarantino...
, Maria de MedeirosMaria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida, DamSE , better known simply as Maria de Medeiros , is a Portuguese actress and director who has been involved in both European and American film productions....
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- The Bonfire of the Vanities
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(1990, by Brian De PalmaBrian De Palma is an American film director. In a career spanning over forty years, he is probably best known for his suspense and thriller films, including such box office successes as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, Carlito's Way, The Untouchables, and Mission: Impossible.Throughout the 1970s...
) with Tom HanksThomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James...
, Bruce WillisWalter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor and producer. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard...
, Melanie GriffithMelanie Griffith is an American actress. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 film Working Girl...
, Kim CattrallKim Victoria Cattrall is a Britishactress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy/romance series Sex and the City, and for her leading roles in the 1980s films Police Academy, Big Trouble in Little China, and Mannequin.-Early life:Cattrall was born in Mossley Hill,...
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- Bitter Moon
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(Lunes de fiel) (1992, by Roman PolanskiRoman Raymond Polanski is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer, and actor. Polanski began his career in Poland, and later became a critically-acclaimed director of both art house and commercial films....
), with Hugh GrantHugh John Grant is an English actor and film producer. He has received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César. They have also earned more than $2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide....
, Kristin Scott ThomasKristin A. Scott Thomas, OBE is a British actress who has also acquired French nationality. She gained international recognition in the 1990s for her roles in Bitter Moon; Four Weddings and a Funeral and The English Patient....
, Emmanuelle SeignerEmmanuelle Seigner is a French actress, former fashion model, and singer, best known as the wife of Academy Award winning director Roman Polanski, and for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly , and Frantic...
, Peter CoyotePeter Coyote is an American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics...
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- La Reine Margot (1994, by Patrice Chéreau
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, with Isabelle AdjaniIsabelle Yasmine Adjani is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She won four César Awards in Possession , One Deadly Summer , Camille Claudel , and Queen Margot . Also she received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress...
, Daniel AuteuilDaniel Auteuil is a French actor born on January 24 1950, in Algiers, French Algeria, to parents who were both opera singers. His starring role in Jean de Florette brought him international recognition, and he has since become one of the best-known, best-paid and most popular actors in France...
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, Miguel BoséMiguel Luchino González Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish musician and actor. He is one of the biggest stars in the Spanish speaking world mainstream, both in Spain and Latin America, and a well-known actor in French cinema as well....
- The Specialist
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) with Sharon StoneSharon Yvonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She first achieved international recognition for her performance in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
, Silvester Stallone, James WoodsJames Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor and comedian. Woods is best known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Ghosts of Mississippi, Salvador, Casino and as the Disney villain Hades in Hercules.-Early life:Woods was born in Vernal, Utah...
and Rod SteigerRodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger was an American actor known for his performances in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Waterloo, The Pawnbroker, On the Waterfront, and Doctor Zhivago.-Early life:...
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- Une femme française (1995, by Régis Wargnier
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), with Emmanuelle Béart-Career:Béart obtained an acting role in the 1976 film Tomorrow's Children. In her teens she appeared in bit parts in television then went to Montreal, Canada to work as a nanny before returning to France the following year to attend drama school in Paris...
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- Eyes Wide Shut
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, (1999 by Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American director, writer, producer, and photographer of films, who lived in England during most of the last 40 years of his career...
, based on Dream StoryDream Story is a 1926 novella by the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler. It details the thoughts and psychological transformations of Doctor Fridolin over a two-day period. In this short time, he meets many people who give a clue to the world Schnitzler is creating for us...
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See also
- Amateur pornography
Amateur pornography is a category of pornography that features models or actors performing without pay, or for whom this material is their first or only paid modeling work. Reality pornography is professionally made porn which seeks to emulate the style of amateur pornography...
- Compersion
Compersion is a term used by practitioners of polyamory to describe the experience of taking pleasure that one's partner is experiencing pleasure, even if the source of their pleasure is other than yourself. The feeling may or may not be sexual. Quite often it's not. It should not be confused with...
- Cuckoldry
- Droit de seigneur
Droit de seigneur is a term now popularly used to describe an alleged legal right allowing the lord of an estate to take the virginity of the estate's virgins...
- Exhibitionism
Exhibitionism, known variously as flashing, apodysophilia and Lady Godiva syndrome, is the psychological need and pattern of behavior involving the exposure of parts of the body to another person with a tendency toward an extravagant, usually at least partially sexually inspired behavior to...
- Indecent exposure
Indecent exposure is the deliberate exposure by a person of a portion or portions of his or her own body under circumstances where such an exposure is likely to be seen as contrary to the local commonly accepted standards of decency , and may in fact be a violation of law...
- List of public outdoor clothes free places
- Naturism
Naturism or nudism is a cultural and political movement advocating and defending social nudity in private and in public. It may also refer to a lifestyle based on personal, family and/or social nudism....
- Open marriage
Open marriage typically refers to a marriage in which the partners agree that each may engage in extramarital sexual relationships, without this being regarded as infidelity. There are many different styles of open marriage, with the partners having varying levels of input on their spouse's...
- Polyamory
Polyamory is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate sexual relationship at a time with the consent of everyone involved....
- Public nudity
Public nudity or nude in public refers to nudity not in an entirely private context. It refers to a person appearing nude in a public place or to be seen from a public place...
- Sexually liberal feminism
- Troilism
Troilism refers to the erotic interest in watching one’s romantic partner engage in sexual behavior with a third party, sometimes while hidden. A common example is a husband watching his wife have intercourse with another man. This scenario is part of the swinger lifestyle, and varies depending...
- Voyeurism
In clinical psychology, voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other activity usually considered to be of a private nature...
Further reading
- American Psychiatric Society, "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revision IV" (DSM-IV-TR).
- Barbara Foster, Michael Foster, Letha Hadady. Three in Love: Ménages à trois from Ancient to Modern Times. ISBN 0-595-00807-0
- Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales...
, Canterbury Tales, (the Miller's Tale is a story that humorously examines the life of a cuckold).
- A Book by French Queen Maguerite de Valois
- Robertson Davies
William Robertson Davies, CC, O.Ont, FRSC, FRSL was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor...
, Fifth BusinessFifth Business is a 1970 novel by Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor Robertson Davies. It is the first installment of the Deptford Trilogy and is a story of the life of the narrator, Dunstan Ramsay...
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