Joseph W. Sarno

Director

Joseph W. Sarno (March 15, 1921 – April 26, 2010) was an American film director and screenwriter. One of the most prolific and distinctive auteurs to emerge from the proto-pornographic sexploitation film genre of the 1960s, Joe Sarno had written and directed approximately 75 theatrically released feature films in the sexploitation, softcore and hardcore genres as well as a number of shot-on-video features for the '80s hardcore video market. Sarno, a pioneer of the sexploitation film genre, completed his first adult-oriented feature in 1961. Among his best-known films in the genre are Sin in the Suburbs (1964), Flesh and Lace, The Bed and How to Make It, and Moonlighting Wives (1966). Sarno's work of the sexploitation period is typified by stark chiaroscuro lighting, long takes and rigorous staging. He was also well known for scenarios centering around issues of psycho-sexual anxiety and sexual identity development. During his sexploitation period, Sarno worked with such actors as Uta Erickson, Dyanne Thorne (star of the Ilsa series), Audrey Campbell (Olga's House of Shame series), Michael Alaimo, Patricia McNair, Tod Moore, and his cousin, Joe Santos, who would become a regular on television's The Rockford Files. Beginning in 1968, Sarno's work became somewhat more explicit, predicting the emergence of soft-core. His breakthrough feature Inga (1968), was one of the first X-rated films released in the United States. Other noteworthy soft-core features include Vibrations (1968), Passion in Hot Hollows (1969), Daddy, Darling (1970), Young Playthings (1972), Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974) and Misty (1975). Sarno was also the director of Deep Throat Part 2 (1974), the R-rated sequel to the hardcore classic Deep Throat. After 1968, Sarno's soft-core work was divided between films produced in the United States and films produced in Europe, principally Sweden, Germany and Denmark. Many of Sarno's European features were made with American backing. In Europe, he was known for having worked with actresses Marie Liljedahl, Christina Lindberg, Helli Louise, and Marie Forså. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph W. Sarno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: March 15, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died: April 26, 2010 (Age 89)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Self	2013
Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town Movie	5.5	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Editor	1975
All the Sins of Sodom Movie	5.4	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1968
Confessions of a Young American Housewife Movie	5.3	Directing	Director, Editor, Producer, Writer	1974
Daddy, Darling Movie	4.7	Directing	Director, Writer	1970
Deep Throat Part II Movie	3.5	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1974
The Devil's Plaything Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	4.6	Directing	Director, Writer	1973
Swedish Wildcats Movie	4.1	Directing	Director, Writer	1972
Flesh and Lace Movie	6.4	Directing	Director, Writer	1965
Inga Movie	5.1	Directing	Director, Writer	1968
Laura's Toys Movie	5.4	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1975
Misty Movie	5.7	Directing	Director, Writer	1976
Moonlighting Wives Movie	5.4	Directing	Director, Writer	1966
Passion in Hot Hollows Movie	6.5	Directing	Director, Writer	1969
Red Roses of Passion Movie	5.2	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1966
Sin You Sinners Movie	4	Directing	Director, Writer	1963
Sin in the Suburbs Movie	5.9	Directing	Director, Writer	1964
Suburban Secrets Movie	4	Directing	Director, Writer	2004
The Indelicate Balance Movie	6.1	Directing	Director, Writer	1969
The Layout Movie	5.4	Directing	Director, Writer	1969
The Love Merchant Movie	6	Directing	Director, Writer	1966
The Seduction of Inga Movie	4.5	Directing	Director, Writer	1968
The Swap and How They Make It Movie	5.9	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Editor	1966
Young Playthings Movie	4.8	Directing	Director, Writer	1972
To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa Movie	5.9	Directing	Director, Writer	1968
My Body Hungers Movie	5.9	Directing	Director, Writer	1967
Sacrilege Movie	4.2	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Editor	1988
Deep Inside Movie	6.1	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1968
Marcy Movie	5.2	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1969
The Love Rebellion Movie	6	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1967
The Young, Erotic Fanny Hill Movie	6.8	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1970
The Wall of Flesh Movie	7.1	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Editor	1968
The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1974
The Bed and How to Make It! Movie	7.1	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1966
The Sex Cycle Movie	7.1	Directing	Director, Writer	1967
Come Ride the Wild Pink Horse Movie	6.7	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1967
The Naked Fog Movie	5.9	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1966
Anything for Money Movie	5.9	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1967
Bed of Violence Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1967
Pandora and the Magic Box Movie	4.3	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1965
Odd Triangle Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1968
Desire Under The Palms Movie	5	Directing	Director	1968
Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures Movie	4.8	Directing	Director, Editor, Writer	1964
Siv, Anne & Sven Movie	5.2	Directing	Director, Writer	1971
Nude in Charcoal Movie	4.5	Directing	Director, Writer	1961
Vibrations Movie	5.5	Directing	Director, Writer	1968
SS Operation Wolf Cub Movie	4.2	Directing	Director	1983
Bibi Movie	4.7	Directing	Director, Writer	1974
Skin Deep in Love Movie	5.1	Directing	Director, Writer	1966
Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1967
A Sneak Peek at Strip Poker Movie		Directing	Director
A-Peeling We Go-Go Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	1965
Butterfly Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director, Writer	1975
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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