Famous French adult film director John B. Root, nee John Guillore, has launched a self-described “sexblog” about his life and the porn biz: Inkorrekt, the Diary of a Pornographer. Not long ago, Root was the author of an open letter protesting a French ban on TV porn organized by right-wing and “family values”groups.
“Porn’s subject matter is physical love, a theme that has produced countless masterpieces in painting, in sculpture and in literature,” wrote Root.
“If celluloid sex has never succeeded in hoisting itself to the rank of a cinematographic or televisual genre, it is because we have denied it the right to be economically viable. We wouldn’t be having this debate if porn was what it should be: joyous, well-made, aphrodisiac art, respectful of its actors and its audience, portraying real people and making sense of its subject matter.”
Link to John B. Root’s blog (written in French, and not worksafe), Link to Guardian interview with Root (snip: “There’s no earthly reason why a porn film shouldn’t also be a good film. I want the product to respect me.” ) (Merci, Jean-Luc!)