From Fan Artist to Historian of Erotica: William Rotsler

FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS

DPS RE-RELEASES WILLIAM ROTSLER’S CLASSIC

The Golden Age Of Erotic Cinema (1959-1972)

William Rotsler’s book “from the start of the porno-chic age provides contemporary perspectives and valuable insights into soft- and hard-core.” -John Minson, Bright Lights Film Journal

Digital Parchment Services and the estate of William Charles Rotsler are proud to announce the republication of The Golden Age Of Erotic Cinema (1959-1972) (originally published as Contemporary Erotic Cinema) – a groundbreaking examination and celebration of early adult films by the man who helped make those years so special!

William Rotsler (b. 1926 – d. 1997) was truly a renaissance man: acclaimed sculptor, filmmaker, photographer, reporter, novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, and the recipient of multiple awards and award nominations.

But first and foremost, William Rotsler was a visionary erotic filmmaker, acclaimed for such “cult classics” (Wikipedia) as Agony of Love, Lila (Mantis In Lace), Street of a Thousand Pleasures, The Godson, and Like It Is!, among others.  During the 1960s he directed dozens of short and feature length films.  Frequently working with Harry Novak of Boxoffice International fame, William Rotsler filmed many of the legendary actresses and models of his time, including Diane Webber, Virginia Gordon, Vincene Wallace, Pat Barrington, Gloria Saunders, Cathy Crowfoot, Joanne Rotolo, and Vicky Dee.

Back in print for the first time in 40 years, The Golden Age Of Erotic Cinema is William Rotsler’s view of the rise and flowering of adult filmmaking in the 1960s, beginning with the films of Russ Meyer, through to the phenomenal success of Deep Throat – the movie that put adult films on the map – to Behind the Green Door, and so many others.  It takes readers behind the scenes for a look at the making of erotic movies, presents up-close-and-personal interviews with stars and producers, and concludes with an “Erotic Cinema Checklist” rating the heat level and and quality of over 100 erotic movies of the era!

Over the years since its original publication The Golden Age Of Erotic Cinema has as achieved the status of a classic on its subject.  Eric Schaefer, Associate Professor of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College hails the book for its “valuable insights” and unique lived perspective…”

And William Rotsler was a man uniquely qualified to write it.  “His experience [as writer and director] within the sexploitation industry made him a prominent commentator on the screen’s explicit sexual realism,” writes David Church in “Between Fantasy and Reality: Sexploitation, Fan Magazines and William Rotsler’s ‘Adult Only’ Career.”  In his writings, Church says ‘…Rotsler knowledgably … championed the underground cinema movement for creating ‘sexy and beautiful’ films that ‘say … important things’ as a visible part of broader social changes in sexual mores…”

Join William Rotsler as he takes you behind-the-scenes of Golden Age adult films to cover:

 Deep Throat

Behind the Green Door

The Devil In Miss. Jones

Linda Lovelace

Russ Myer

The Mitchell Brothers

Marilyn Chambers

–And much much more!

 The republication of The Golden Age Of Erotic Cinema is a major event. It’s a “must-have” for any one interested in erotic films, their history and making.

 The Golden Age Of Erotic Cinema (1959-1972)

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