Lasse Braun was once Europe’s most famous pornographer. His elegant and imaginative Super 8 flesh flicks earned him cult status in the wake of the sexual revolution, and when he set up a commune with his actors in The Netherlands he became a self-styled sex guru, touting porn as a weapon in the fight for personal and political freedom. But Braun’s attempts to conquer the US market ended in failure. Today he lives in Los Angeles, turning out low-grade adult entertainment videos while peddling his views on tacky sex shows. Behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with former acolytes and clips from his own films tell the remarkable story of this flamboyant and controversial iconoclast’s fall from grace.
Courtesy of Ulli Pfau Film Production.
