Claudine Beccarie

Claudine Beccarie (born 14 June 1945 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France) was a French pornographic actress of the 1970s. She has been called "the French Linda Lovelace"[1] and she was described by The New York Times as being "one of France's most successful pornography performers."[2]

Claudine Beccarie
Born (1945-06-14) 14 June 1945
Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPornographic actress
Years active1972–1982

Career

Beccarie was working as an exotic dancer when Sylvia Bourdon introduced her to Lasse Braun. Bourdon had told Beccarie about Braun's pornographic films. Beccarie traveled to Breda, Netherlands with Bourdon to meet Braun. In 1972, she starred her first film, an 8 mm loop of her performing with Braun. The film was released in the Netherlands.[3] Beccarie and Bourdon came up with the concept for Cake Orgy, Braun's iconic 1973 film. Beccarie was one of the stars of the film, which ended with her urinating on her fellow cast members. Cake Orgy was banned in the United States and Reuben Sturman was charged, and later acquitted, on obscenity charges.[4]

In 1975, she starred in the documentary Exhibition,[2][5] which contained several staged hardcore scenes and gained the title "first French porn star".

In 1976, she appeared in the role of Claudine in the original Lèvres de Sang and starred as Jennifer the remake of the film.[6] Months later, she quite hardcore pornography. From the late 1970s until the 1980s, Beccarie appeared in several Nazi exploitation films.[7]

Views on sexuality and pornography

Beccarie identified as sexually liberated. In a 1975 interview with Cinema X, she shared "I'm not a lesbian. Nor bisexual. I believe in men. Sexually liberated is what I am!"[1]

References
  1. Leon Hunt Unpr Chq; Leon Hunt (18 October 2013). British Low Culture: From Safari Suits to Sexploitation. Taylor & Francis. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-136-18943-2.
  2. Eder, Richard (5 October 1975). "'Exhibition' Looks at Pornography as a Career". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. Les Gens du Cinéma : Claudine Beccarie
  4. "Lasse Braun - His Last Interview: Part 1". The Rialto Report. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. "Philosophy of The Bedroom" Time magazine article about Beccarie and Exhibition, 17 November 1975, By J.C.. Retrieved 2007-09-12
  6. David Hinds (8 February 2016). Fascination: The Celluloid Dreams of Jean Rollin. SCB Distributors. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-909394-24-7.
  7. Quand Davy croquait le X Libération Philippe Azoury , 17 June 2006, By J.C.. Retrieved 2008-11-03
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