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Thursday, August 8, 2024
First Formed
For Adam was first formed
1 Timothy 2:13-14
Over the years of working on FH, I often look back. One of the site's goals is to spotlight not just contemporary artists and models, but images, photographers and pioneers from the past. I've dug deep into the past before, but today's theme, goes back to the very beginning. Regardless of your faith, the Bible is one of the oldest books in the world, making Adam, one of the very first documented examples of the nude male form.
Today, over the next three pages, we look at the Genesis of the nude male form in life, society and media with posts spotlighting all things Adam. Thanks to Tom from TR Pics, for sharing these shots of Edgar to set the stage, and get things started.
Forbidden Fruit
The apple was never actually mentioned in the bible, instead it was referred to simply as the forbidden fruit. It was through art, through books poems, and especially in paintings that had the apple become the symbol of the forbidden fruit and of temptation.
When I was thinking of images to represent the apple, and temptation, I thought back to this series with Victor by photographer Mark Leighton. Victor is not only one of my favorite models that Mark has worked with, he's also one of the first that I featured on the site. I believe Victor first appeared on FH back in 2012. (HERE:)
If you're tempted to see more of Mark's work with Victor, you can see even hotter images on Mark's Patreon site HERE: If you're tempted to see more of Mark's work, and more from the Garden and Eden, head on over to the NEXT PAGE HERE:
The Celluloid Garden
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed
Genesis 2:25
Stories from the Bible have inspired thousands of films. One could argue almost every modern story of film can be trace back in some way to a character, story or verse from Scripture. The Story of Adam and Ever has inspired dozens of films, so many, I couldn't find or include all that found in my research. Some that I found, I've previously featured, including actor Michael Parks, in The Bible: The Beginning. (HERE:)
Of course I wasn't looking to include them all, but given this is FH, I was looking for films with specific scenes featuring the nude male form. Despite the subject matter, and the implicit nudity in the story, most of the mainstream films were mostly tame with the scenes depicted, and degree of nudity displayed. This is understandable I guess, given the response from the Olympic opening ceremonies, we know how touchy some can get.
That being said, I did find a group of films, and a variety of Adams, that I wanted to spotlight. I tried for the most part to stick with the Bible story, and the Garden and Eden, and didn't branch out to all those Adam and Eve inspired films, like The Blue Lagoon and many others, that focus on a young couple naked on an island. Check out my favorite four Films clicking over to Page 3 HERE:
Behind the Scenes in The Garden of Eden (1954)
'You're the only one with clothes on. Don't you feel funny?'
I didn't include 1954's The Garden of Eden with my Adam and Eve themed films for a couple of reasons. First off, despite it's title, it's more Adam and Eve adjacent than directly connected to the story. The Max Nosseck directed drama follows the story of a Joan, war widow and her pre-teen daughter Susan who flee the Florida home of her tyrannical father-in-law.
When their car breaks down, mother and daughter are assisted by Johnny Patterson, another driver on the road. Johnny attempts to fix the car but soon realizes a professional mechanic is required. Johnny invites Susan and Joan to rest at the nearby Garden of Eden resort until a garage opens. After making them comfortable in a cabin at the "members only" resort, Johnny leaves to arrange to have the car worked on, but fails to advise Susan and Joan that they are in the middle of a nudist colony.
Johnny is played by actor Mickey Knox, an actor I hadn't heard of prior to looking into this movie. Knox was a well known actor who worked steadily from the 1940's through the 1990's. Looking at his resume, I may have seen some of his later films, which included; Bolero, Ghoulies II, Rent-A-Cop, Cemetery Man and The Godfather Part III. I wasn't introduced to the hottie from this 1954 film.
I actually couldn't find a decent copy of the film to download, but I did find what I think is a full version on Youtube. You can can check that out HERE: There is some 'tame' scenes nudity, mostly kids and families in the background at the nudist camp.
What I did find however, that inspired this post, was series of behind the scenes shots from the filming shot for LIFE Magazine during the filming of the movie. There is more nudity in images than the film itself, and I love all the shots of Knox casually looking over his script while standing on set completely naked.
Even though you don't get quite as nice of view of Mickey's butt in the film, it's release did cause quite a stir in the 1950's. When the film film played in Tampa, FL, for an adults-only audience, a married couple was turned away because the wife was only 20 years old. The woman, as it turned out, had appeared in the film. Ironically, she was old enough to appear fully nude in the film, but too young to see herself nude in the film. Go figure.
The film tried to tease it's audience by heavily promoting that it was filmed in a 'real nature park'. Something that didn't sit that well with some viewers, especially in New York. Someone in the big apple sued, claiming the film was obscene and shouldn't allowed to be screened. The New York State Court of Appeals ruled that onscreen nudity was not obscene, and this ruling opened the door to more open depictions of nudity in film.
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