Catch-22 (1970)
Catch-22 (1970) is a classic black comedy film directed by Mike Nichols and based on the novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. The film follows the story of Yossarian, a US Air Force bombardier in World War II, and his attempts to avoid flying dangerous missions. While the film is primarily a satire of war and bureaucracy, it also contains some surprisingly frank sexual moments.
The film opens with Yossarian and his fellow airmen in a brothel in Rome. The scene is played for laughs, but it does contain some sexual content, including a brief glimpse of a woman in lingerie. Later in the film, Yossarian and his friend, Orr, have a conversation about sex. Orr talks about his experiences with prostitutes and Yossarian expresses his confusion about the concept of sex.
The most memorable sexual moment in the film comes when Yossarian and his friend, Dunbar, are in a bar. Dunbar is trying to pick up a woman, but Yossarian is too shy to approach her. Eventually, Dunbar manages to get the woman to come over to their table and they start making out. The scene is played for laughs, but it is also a surprisingly frank depiction of a sexual encounter.
Overall, Catch-22 (1970) is a classic black comedy film that contains some surprisingly frank sexual moments. While the film is primarily a satire of war and bureaucracy, it also contains some surprisingly frank sexual moments that add to the overall humor of the film.
A woman is shown with full frontal nudity (breasts and pubic hair) in a long sequence. Man admits to raping a woman ("only once").
A man and woman are shown lying in bed, the woman's breasts are shown. It is implied this is post coital.
A very brief shot of a woman kneeling in front of a standing man, performing oral sex. Sitting on the street, woman briefly shown breastfeeding infant with her breast partly exposed - but obviously this isnt sexual at all becasue that is how babies eat.