A film on naturism or about people for whom nudity is common may contain non-sexual nudity, and some non-pornographic films contain brief nude scenes. Nudity in film should be distinguished from sex in film. Since the birth of film, depictions of any form of sexuality have been controversial, and in the case of most nude scenes, had to be justified as part of the story. In film, nudity may be either graphic or suggestive, such as when a person appears to be naked but is covered by a sheet. Robert De Niro, Stefania Casini and Gérard Depardieu ( left to right) in Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900 (1976) JSTOR ( November 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
