P.S. Pre-Code – Let's Misbehave!

Three further films in which we celebrate the wild pre-Code period! In mid 1934, the Hollywood studios introduced the Hays Code, a far-reaching form of self-censorship that regulated moral behavior above all. In the years before, subjects such as sex, drugs, crime and alcohol could be explored relatively freely. This was supplemented by a clear proximity to reality and an often raw, unvarnished vitality that set itself apart from the smooth perfection of the late classical Hollywood era. Women were independent and self-confident and approached life pragmatically and without illusions much like their male counterparts.