''Nudist Paradise'' is a 1959 British film. It was also known as ''Nature's Paradise'' in the United States.
It was the first British
nudist
Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms ar ...
movie.
Plot
Mike Malone (Carl Conway) is in love with a secretary called Joan (Anita Love) who is a nudist.
Production
The film was shot on location at Britain's then leading
naturist club
A naturist resort or nudist resort is an establishment that provides accommodation (or at least camping space) and other amenities for guests in a context where they are invited to practise naturism – that is, a lifestyle of non-sexual soci ...
,
Spielplatz in
St Albans, whose owners Charles and Dorothy Macaskie, make cameo appearances.
Reception
The film was a success at the box office recouping its cost in a matter of weeks. It inspired a number of similar films set in
nudist camps.
References
External links
''Nudist Paradise''at
BFI
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ...
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British drama films
Nudity in film
1950s English-language films
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