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 +"A little later a thousand [[Voyeurism|hungry eyes]] were bending over the [[peephole]]s of the [[stereoscope]], as though they were the [[attic]]-windows of the [[infinity|infinite]]. The love of [[pornography]], which is no less deep-rooted in the natural heart of man than the [[self-love|love of himself]], was not to let slip so fine an opportunity of self-satisfaction. And do not imagine that it was only children on their way back from school who took pleasure in these follies; the world was infatuated with them." --''[[The Modern Public and Photography]]'', Baudelaire, tr. Jonathan Mayne
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 +[[Image:Venus at the Opera by Grandville.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Venus at the Opera]]'' (1844) by [[Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville|Grandville]] (French, 1803 – 1847)]]
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'''Voyeurism''' is a practice in which an individual derives [[sexual pleasure]] from observing other people. Such people may be engaged in [[Human sexual behavior|sexual acts]], or be [[nude]] or in [[undergarment|underwear]], or dressed in whatever other way the "voyeur" finds appealing. The word derives from [[French language|French]] verb ''voir'' (to see) with the ''-eur'' [[suffix]] that translates as ''-er'' in English. A literal translation would then be “seer” or "observer", with pejorative connotations. '''Voyeurism''' is a practice in which an individual derives [[sexual pleasure]] from observing other people. Such people may be engaged in [[Human sexual behavior|sexual acts]], or be [[nude]] or in [[undergarment|underwear]], or dressed in whatever other way the "voyeur" finds appealing. The word derives from [[French language|French]] verb ''voir'' (to see) with the ''-eur'' [[suffix]] that translates as ''-er'' in English. A literal translation would then be “seer” or "observer", with pejorative connotations.
Also, the word voyeur can define someone who receives enjoyment from witnessing other people's suffering or misfortune; see [[schadenfreude]]. Also, the word voyeur can define someone who receives enjoyment from witnessing other people's suffering or misfortune; see [[schadenfreude]].
-==Voyeurism in fiction==+==Popular culture==
- +===Films===
-*Voyeurism is something of a [[cliché]]d [[plot device]] in cinematic fiction, for instance in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Rear Window]]''. Other examples include ''[[Fame]]'' and ''[[Porky's]]''. Voyeurism is also shown for a brief period in other films, such as ''[[Amélie]]''.+*Voyeurism is a main theme in films such as ''[[The Secret Cinema]]'' (1968), ''[[Peepers (film)|Peepers]]'' (2010), and ''[[Sliver (film)|Sliver]]'' (1993), based on a book of the same name by [[Ira Levin]].
- +*Voyeurism is a common [[plot device]] in both:
-*Voyeurism was the main subject of the [[1991]] book (and its [[1993]] film adaptation) ''[[Sliver]]'', where the owner of an apartment tower used a video surveillance system to spy on his tenants, often (but not always) for sexual gratification.+**Serious films, e.g., ''[[Rear Window]]'' (1954), ''[[Klute]]'' (1971), ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986), and ''[[Disturbia (film)|Disturbia]]'' (2007) and
 +**Humorous films, e.g., ''[[Animal House]]'' (1978), ''[[Gregory's Girl]]'' (1981), ''[[Porky's]]'' (1981), ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]'' (1999), and ''[[Semi-Pro]]'' (2008)
 +*Voyeuristic photography has been a central element of the ''[[mis-en-scene]]'' of films such as:
 +** [[Michael Powell]]'s ''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]'' (1960), and
 +** [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s ''[[Blowup]]'' (1966)
 +* [[Pedro Almodovar]]'s ''[[Kika (film)|Kika]]'' (1993) deals with both sexual and media voyeurism.
 +*The [[television movie]] ''[[Video Voyeur|Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story]]'' (2002) is based on a true story about a woman who was secretly videotaped and subsequently helped to get laws against voyeurism passed in parts of the United States.
 +*Voyeurism is a key plot device in the Japanese movie "[[Love Exposure]] (Ai no Mukidashi)". The main Character Yu Honda takes upskirt photos to find his 'Maria' to become a man and get his first taste of sexual stimulation.
 +===Literature===
*The book ''[[Hell]]'' by [[Henri Barbusse]] focuses entirely on the story of a voyeur. *The book ''[[Hell]]'' by [[Henri Barbusse]] focuses entirely on the story of a voyeur.
 +*The novel ''[[The Voyeur]]'' by Alberto Moravia deals with voyeurism in literature.
 +*The novel ''[[Le Voyeur]]'' by [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]]
 +===Manga ===
 +*The [[manga]] ''[[Colorful (manga)|Colorful]]'' and ''[[Nozoki Ana]]'' are both devoted almost entirely to voyeurism.
-*A serious psychological treatment of the topic in cinema was done in ''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]''.+===Examples in art===
 +*''[[Artist and Model in the Studio]]'' by [[Albrecht Dürer]]
 +*''[[Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs]]'' (c. [[1627]]) by [[Nicolas Poussin]]
 +*''[[Jupiter and Antiope ]]'' (c. [[1715]]) by [[Antoine Watteau]]
 +*[[William Etty]]. This image illustrates [[Herodotus]]'s version of the tale of [[Gyges of Lydia|Gyges]] (see: [[candaulism]]).
-*The [[anime]] ''[[Colorful]]'' is devoted almost entirely to the [[paraphilia]]. 
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-*The novel ''[[The Voyeur]]'' by Alberto Moravia deals with voyeurism in literature. 
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-*The novel ''[[Le Voyeur]]'' by [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]] 
== See also == == See also ==
*[[Candaulism]] *[[Candaulism]]

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"A little later a thousand hungry eyes were bending over the peepholes of the stereoscope, as though they were the attic-windows of the infinite. The love of pornography, which is no less deep-rooted in the natural heart of man than the love of himself, was not to let slip so fine an opportunity of self-satisfaction. And do not imagine that it was only children on their way back from school who took pleasure in these follies; the world was infatuated with them." --The Modern Public and Photography, Baudelaire, tr. Jonathan Mayne


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Voyeurism is a practice in which an individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. Such people may be engaged in sexual acts, or be nude or in underwear, or dressed in whatever other way the "voyeur" finds appealing. The word derives from French verb voir (to see) with the -eur suffix that translates as -er in English. A literal translation would then be “seer” or "observer", with pejorative connotations.

Also, the word voyeur can define someone who receives enjoyment from witnessing other people's suffering or misfortune; see schadenfreude.

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