For such a powerfully physical film full of suppressed visceral desires it was notably for its almost complete
lack of nudity; just shows you what you can do without being over graphic.
His lack of nudity ruined / underminded a really important moment in the film.
I don't recall any complaints about
the lack of nudity in It Happened One Night, The Philadelphia Story, Brief Encounter, Notorious, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Sound of Music, Annie Hall, Out of Africa, Moonstruck - all great romances.
Not exact matches
But while the film is indeed quite steamy as the romance between Timothee Chalamet's Elio and Armie Hammer's Oliver blossoms, some have taken to criticizing the complete
lack of full frontal male
nudity.
Screenwriter James Ivory, who was initially poised to direct Call Me By Your Name before his version was deemed too expensive, specifically took issue with the
lack of frontal
nudity (via Variety):
I love myself some
nudity on film but didn't feel the
lack of it was a problem in this particular movie.
Game
of Thrones stars Natalie Dormer, Carice van Houten, and even Kit Harington — though, just not from him — have advocated for more male
nudity, citing the major
lack in equality when it comes to disrobing on the HBO series.
Wanderlust has all
of the ingredients for greatness, but is either
lacking some secret ingredient, or the addition
of too much
nudity has spoiled the broth.
The only thing separating Crossroads from a Showtime soft porn (it has all the excrescent acting, bad soundtrack, and vaguely suggestive dialogue) is the
lack of any actual
nudity.
A similar
lack of sexual engagement affects Chie Fueki's Super (2004), featuring a great, shimmering superhero caged in a transparent box with glitter obscuring the
nudity.