In recent years, there has been much ado about the sex scene as depicted on film and in television, with regard to its narrative merit and/or potential for appearing gratuitous. For Sharon Stone, “blatant, harsh” depictions of sexuality rob the viewer of intrigue.
During a recent conversation with longtime CBS Mornings anchor Gayle King, the Academy Award nominee reflected on the pioneering erotic thriller Basic Instinct — and its much-discussed interrogation scene.
“It wasn’t even an entire frame of film,” Stone said of the now-notorious nude scene, which caused a media frenzy at the time of the film’s release in 1992. “And, so, people were desperately trying to figure it out. And I think that idea of, ‘Oh, my God,’ this hope, this wonder, this mystery, this intrigue, this yearning is something that is what all of our profound sexuality is based in.”
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