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."

The weather in New York is hot, hazy, and humid. Three handsome, horny young urban professionals rise with the sun in a hot morning session. Bodies flex and stretch through a sweat-soaked A.M. workout. A New York marathoner races into sexual delirium at the 21st mile. And into a New York night: dangerously real, sexually explosive.

A collection of six short films that represent the personal obsessions and private fantasies of the filmmakers and actors involved.

A collection of six short films that represent the personal obsessions and private fantasies of the filmmakers and actors involved.

Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."

A conflicted young seminarian named Caswell Campbell takes a three month sabbatical from his studies to explore his less Judeo-Christian impulses: casual gay sex and drugs.

A conflicted young seminarian named Caswell Campbell takes a three month sabbatical from his studies to explore his less Judeo-Christian impulses: casual gay sex and drugs.

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.

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.

An American in Paris meets a young Frenchman who likes to mix sex play with a complicated mind game based on scenes from famous films.

An American in Paris meets a young Frenchman who likes to mix sex play with a complicated mind game based on scenes from famous films.

An American in Paris meets a young Frenchman who likes to mix sex play with a complicated mind game based on scenes from famous films.

An American in Paris meets a young Frenchman who likes to mix sex play with a complicated mind game based on scenes from famous films.

An American in Paris meets a young Frenchman who likes to mix sex play with a complicated mind game based on scenes from famous films.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome"

Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."

Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."

Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."

Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."

Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."

A number of young men wander through the streets of New York in a dream-like trance before finally coming together in a secret tactile ritual. Directed by legendary filmmaker Peter de Rome, this wordless erotic fantasy is presented here with a new score by Stephen Thrower.

A number of young men wander through the streets of New York in a dream-like trance before finally coming together in a secret tactile ritual. Directed by legendary filmmaker Peter de Rome, this wordless erotic fantasy is presented here with a new score by Stephen Thrower.

A number of young men wander through the streets of New York in a dream-like trance before finally coming together in a secret tactile ritual. Directed by legendary filmmaker Peter de Rome, this wordless erotic fantasy is presented here with a new score by Stephen Thrower.

Sun, sea and sex provide the basic ingredients for one of de Rome’s most uncomplicated and highly enjoyable narrative films. Complete with a fur-lined seduction lair, an impromptu free-form dance sequence and tactile play in the neighbour’s pool…

Sun, sea and sex provide the basic ingredients for one of de Rome’s most uncomplicated and highly enjoyable narrative films. Complete with a fur-lined seduction lair, an impromptu free-form dance sequence and tactile play in the neighbour’s pool…

Sun, sea and sex provide the basic ingredients for one of de Rome’s most uncomplicated and highly enjoyable narrative films. Complete with a fur-lined seduction lair, an impromptu free-form dance sequence and tactile play in the neighbour’s pool…

An artist takes a plaster cast of a nude male's body. Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."

Sun, sea and sex provide the basic ingredients for one of de Rome’s most uncomplicated and highly enjoyable narrative films. Complete with a fur-lined seduction lair, an impromptu free-form dance sequence and tactile play in the neighbour’s pool…

In a fancy villa, a young man and a nude youth cruise each other but never touch.

In a fancy villa, a young man and a nude youth cruise each other but never touch.

In a fancy villa, a young man and a nude youth cruise each other but never touch.

When a young man arrives at an empty apartment, he is unaware that a stranger is watching him.