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  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • Gorilla Factory Productions
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • Gorilla Factory Productions
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary With his trademark Dutchboy haircut, Tom of Finland physique, and oh-so-tight trousers, Peter Berlin was the poster boy for the hedonistic and sexually liberated 1970s. Director Jim Tushinski's fascinating, sexy, and ultimately touching portrait, That Man: Peter Berlin, traces Berlin's story over the past 40 years, from his birth in wart...

Directed By: Jim Tushinski

  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • Gorilla Factory Productions
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • Gorilla Factory Productions
  • 1 h 21 m

That Man: Peter Berlin

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Summary With his trademark Dutchboy haircut, Tom of Finland physique, and oh-so-tight trousers, Peter Berlin was the poster boy for the hedonistic and sexually liberated 1970s. Director Jim Tushinski's fascinating, sexy, and ultimately touching portrait, That Man: Peter Berlin, traces Berlin's story over the past 40 years, from his birth in wart...

Directed By: Jim Tushinski

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One of the enduring icons of gay male eroticism, the phenomenon known as Peter Berlin is explored, explained, ogled and interviewed in the superb documentary That Man: Peter Berlin.
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75
Berlin is still a subject very much worth exploring on film, and his observations as an aged man are even more fascinating than the statements he made as an artist in his prime.
By Peter Hartlaub FULL REVIEW
75
Meet Peter Berlin - the man whose eccentric life style has earned him the title the Garbo of gay porn.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
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Fortunately, Tushinski strikes the right balance throughout, interspersing old erotic photos and stills from Berlin's adult films with entertaining, current-day sound bites.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
50
Tushinski must spin Berlin's self-portrait photography and well-documented peacocking as more than predictable narcissism.
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Pic offers standard mix of digitally shot interview material with the elusive main subject himself, with archive footage and talking heads to assess Berlin's impact on gay culture.
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Despite Berlin's frankness about his personal love life and his preference for being watched when he's not having sex, the Garbo of gay porn remains elusive, largely because Tushinski doesn't seem to see the ironies and contradictions in his subject's life. He's much better when exploring Berlin's aesthetic and working methods.
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Production Company Gorilla Factory Productions
Release Date Jan 13, 2006
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline Artist Model Porn Star Legend / He Was His Own Work of Art
Website http://bountyentertainment.com.au/shop/documentary/that-man-peter-berlin/
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Awards

Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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