Action in Slow Motion

Action in Slow Motion
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Release date
  • 1943 (1943)
Running time
3 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Action in Slow Motion is 1943? British silent short film.[1] Aside from its title frame, the film has no credits, so its author and production information are unknown. The British Film Institute BFIplayer page states that it was "probably shot in the 1940s",[1] while the BFI Collections Search gives 1943."[2]

The only known print of this film was gifted to the BFI,[3] and is notable as an early depiction of full frontal female nudity in British cinema.[4] It was often described as an "art film" to dispute that it was outright pornography.[5]

Scenario

In the film, which runs only three minutes, a young naked woman is depicted frolicking on a beach. The film then shows more of the same, but in slow motion, introduced by a title card reading "A similar action as seen by the slow-motion camera." This format is repeated in two further sequences, first with the woman playing in the surf, and then running across countryside.

A "Certificate of Exhibition" card at the beginning of the film states:

This film has been produced expressly for assistance to Artists and Students and has been sold under a signal Guarantee that it will only be shown to such and any failure to comply with this guarantee will render the Exhibitor or Vendor liable to any penalties imposed by the Authorities.

References

  1. ^ a b "Action in Slow Motion". www.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Action in Slow Motion". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ Brown, Mark (1 December 2016). "Historical erotica becomes available at British Film Institute". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  4. ^ Morse, Erik (12 January 2017). "The sex fies: a history of erotic films from slo-mo frolics to romping stags". The Guardian. p. 18. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Fowler, William; Pratt, Vic (2019). The Bodies Beneath: The Flipside of British Film & Television. Strange Attractor Press. p. 29. ISBN 9781907222726. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.


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