Peter de Rome

Pioneer erotic film maker Peter de Rome talks about his life and work.

Filmmaker Peter de Rome talks about his career and some of the many projects he never finished.

A demented magician seeks a new assistant in this gruesome tale of magic and mutilation. Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."

A narrated history of Hand-in-Hand Films, including excerpts from Left-Handed, The Night Before, The Erotic Films Of Peter de Rome, Adam & Yves, Drive, Ballet Down the Highway, Wanted: Billy the Kid, and James Bidgood's unreleased Bagdad.

Drag queen Arachne tries to take over the world by stealing a drug that would eliminate one's sex drive, but secret agent Clark is on the case.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s British-born New Yorker and unsung hero of gay underground filmmaking Peter de Rome produced a number of explicit, painstakingly crafted Super 8 films each of which took the viewer on an immersive sexual journey. In 1973, eight of these films were brought together as The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome producing one of the finest cinematic examples of the intersection of artistry and eroticism, in the tradition of Andy Warhol and Kenneth Anger.

A chance encounter in London leads A & B on a bizarre journey around Europe.