Hardcore insert
Encyclopedia
In the terminology of movie-making, a hardcore insert (also known as piston shot) is an insert
, depicting penetration
in a film. The technique was much in use in the 1970s, when adult films were feature films that required women with acting abilities, at least for the lead roles. Many actress
es found it unacceptable to perform actual sex (or at least anal sex
), so the inserts were shot with body double
s. There was hardly a need for inserts in scenes of fellatio
and cunnilingus
performed by actresses, because depiction of oral-genital contact was then considered "semi-softcore
". Some people believe that one Swedish
actress, Marie Forså
, used to have actual sex, but then the penetration scenes would be removed from the cut and replaced with inserts.
Insert (film)
In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing...
, depicting penetration
Sexual penetration
Sexual penetration is a sexual activity that involves the entry into a bodily orifice, such as the vagina, anus or mouth, with a body part or an object....
in a film. The technique was much in use in the 1970s, when adult films were feature films that required women with acting abilities, at least for the lead roles. Many actress
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
es found it unacceptable to perform actual sex (or at least anal sex
Anal sex
Anal sex is the sex act in which the penis is inserted into the anus of a sexual partner. The term can also include other sexual acts involving the anus, including pegging, anilingus , fingering, and object insertion.Common misconception describes anal sex as practiced almost exclusively by gay men...
), so the inserts were shot with body double
Body double
A body double is a general term for someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character in any recorded visual medium, in shots where the character's body is shown but the face is either not visible or shown indistinctly, or in shots where the image of the credited actor's face is joined,...
s. There was hardly a need for inserts in scenes of fellatio
Fellatio
Fellatio is an act of oral stimulation of a male's penis by a sexual partner. It involves the stimulation of the penis by the use of the mouth, tongue, or throat. The person who performs fellatio can be referred to as the giving partner, and the other person is the receiving partner...
and cunnilingus
Cunnilingus
Cunnilingus is an oral sex act performed on a female. It involves the use by a sex partner of the mouth, lips and tongue to stimulate the female's clitoris, vulva, or vagina...
performed by actresses, because depiction of oral-genital contact was then considered "semi-softcore
Softcore
Softcore pornography is a form of filmic or photographic pornography or erotica that is less sexually explicit than hardcore pornography. It is intended to tickle and arouse men and women. Softcore pornography depicts nude and semi-nude performers engaging in casual social nudity or non-graphic...
". Some people believe that one Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actress, Marie Forså
Marie Forså
Marie Forså is a Swedish actress active in Europe the mid-1970s.-Partial filmography:* 47:an Löken blåser på * Der Fluch der Schwarzen Schwestern...
, used to have actual sex, but then the penetration scenes would be removed from the cut and replaced with inserts.
Some films with hardcore inserts
- Thriller - en grym filmThriller - en grym filmThriller – A Cruel Picture is a 1973 Swedish exploitation film in the "rape and revenge" genre written and directed by Bo Arne Vibenius under the name "Alex Fridolinski"...
(Thriller: A Cruel Picture) (1974) (vaginal and anal for Christina LindbergChristina LindbergBritt Christina Marinette Lindberg is a Swedish journalist known internationally for her work as an actress and glamour model in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Biography:...
) - The Girls of KamareThe Girls of KamareThe Girls of Kamare is a Situationist film by René Viénet. Unlike Viénet's previous work, Can dialectics break bricks? , The Girls of Kamare includes original 16 mm hardcore inserts shot by Viénet....
(Les Filles de Kamare) (1974), René ViénetRené ViénetRené Viénet is a French sinologist who is famous as a situationist writer and filmmaker. Viénet used the situationist technique of détournement — the diversion of already existing cultural elements to new subversive purposes.- Career :... - Butterflies (1974) (vaginal for Marie Forså)
- Emanuelle nera (Black EmanuelleBlack EmanuelleBlack Emanuelle is an Italian softcore sexploitation film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of the French film Emmanuelle, which was released the year before...
) (1975) (vaginal and oral for Laura GemserLaura GemserLaurette Marcia "Laura" Gemser is a Dutch-based actress of Indo descent, now Italian citizen. She is known for her work with director Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei, in particular, for doing a set of exploitation-style and Black Emanuelle films.Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen, most...
, vaginal and oral for Karin SchubertKarin SchubertKarin Schubert is a German actress. She appeared in film roles in the 1970s before becoming a pornographic actress in the 1980s.In 1971, she appeared in the film of Gérard Oury, La folie des grandeurs....
) - Le Sexe qui parle (Pussy Talk) (1975) (vaginal for Pénélope Lamour, anal for Ellen Earl)
- Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland (1976 film)Alice in Wonderland is a 1976 pornographic musical film, loosely based on Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It was directed by Bud Townsend and starred Terri Hall, Bree Anthony, and Kristine DeBell. The theatrical release of the film was on December 10, 1976 in the USA...
(1976) (vaginal for Kristine DeBellKristine DeBell-Career:Born at Chatham, New York, DeBell began her career as a fashion model with Ford Models. She later moved into acting, debuting as the star of an X-rated film version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland....
) - Through the Looking GlassThrough the Looking Glass (film)Through The Looking Glass is a 1976 adult film with avante-garde, experimental elements directed by Jonas Middleton and released by Sam Lake's Mature Pictures Corp...
(1976) (vaginal for Catherine Erhardt) - Je suis à prendre (Take Me) (1977) (anal for Brigitte LahaieBrigitte LahaieBrigitte Lahaie is a radio talk show host, actress and former pornographic actress from France. She began her career at age 15 with a minor role in Africa Erotica and performed in pornographic films from 1976 through 1980....
) - Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne?Emanuelle around the worldEmanuelle Around the World , also known as The Degradation of Emanuelle and Emanuelle Versus Violence to Women, is a 1977 sexploitation film by Italian director Joe D'Amato, starring Laura Gemser and George Eastman. The film was one of the most expensive films ever made in Italy at that time, not...
(Emanuelle Around the WorldEmanuelle around the worldEmanuelle Around the World , also known as The Degradation of Emanuelle and Emanuelle Versus Violence to Women, is a 1977 sexploitation film by Italian director Joe D'Amato, starring Laura Gemser and George Eastman. The film was one of the most expensive films ever made in Italy at that time, not...
) (1977) (vaginal for Laura GemserLaura GemserLaurette Marcia "Laura" Gemser is a Dutch-based actress of Indo descent, now Italian citizen. She is known for her work with director Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei, in particular, for doing a set of exploitation-style and Black Emanuelle films.Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen, most...
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