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1999-05-19 09:00:00+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Interesting AP/CNN article on the decline of "professional" full length pornography. Nominally it's about the low-rent section of the Cannes festival, but Ricardo Billi, Italian president of Gold Films, is quoted as saying "There's no more market for professional pornography. The market is being saturated with poorly made amateur videos -- no story, no decor, just pure sex". We couldn't have gotten clearer indication that professional porno films generally have no real sex. If I had inclinations towards that business and heard someone saying things like that I'd be renting some high end gear and tracking down people who were feeling exhibitionist and making well made amateur videos. If you're saying "We're not making films the market is buying, but we know what they are buying" it's hard to find pity...

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