The Celluloid Bordello (aka Whores on Film)

Whether for a cautionary tale or an easy laugh, hookers and hustlers have, obliquely or not, been fodder for filmmakers over the duration of narrative cinema's existence. This singular documentary surveys the history of how sex workers have been depicted in film, through the candid perspectives of prostitutes, porn stars, strippers, and others as they share their observations about the movies that get it right--and wrong--about the life. Annie Sprinkle, Sammie Lei, more are featured. 86 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; theatrical trailer.