Experience Radley Metzger's "Naked Came the Stranger," a film based on the infamous 1969 hoax novel. The screening on Saturday, April 18th will feature an introduction by series curator, film historian, and author of "Man of Taste: The Erotic Cinema of Radley Metzger," Rob King, alongside writer and founder of The Rialto Report, Ashley West. This event is part of "The Erotic Cinema of Radley Metzger: Restorations" series.

Naked Came the Stranger with Rob King (film historian and author), Ashley West (writer and founder of The Rialto Report)

Based on a 1969 bestseller that was a hoax attributed to “Penelope Ashe” but written by 24 Newsday journalists, this X-rated adaptation by Radley Metzger uses the original prank as a sly analog for his own Henry Paris subterfuge. The film is a freewheeling spree of winking nods and cinematic games, resulting in perhaps Metzger's most playfully self-conscious work.