Schleichendes Gift

5.2

Sticky: A (Self) Love Story

February 2016 •English

"Sticky" is everything your mother was too embarrassed to tell you about masturbation, in one stimulating documentary. Full of candid interviews from celebrated figures to everyday people, health care professionals, sex therapists, zoologists, anthropologists, and religious figures, this feature length doc answers age-old questions like: What is masturbation? Will it make me go blind? Is it "normal"? Is it wrong? And why are we so afraid to be caught in the act? In a world where confusion about sexuality remains at the root of so many societal problems - rape, sexual abuse, and the threat of sexually transmitted diseases - "Sticky" will help shatter misconceptions and myths surrounding this intimate aspect of human sexuality.

0.0

American Call-Girl

January 2011 •English

It's an illegal workforce that's an internet connection and a phone call away. The world's oldest profession has moved online and indoors. We're going behind the supply and demand of the escort industry. Many are caught in an abusive underworld, while others fight for the freedom to simply work. This is the American escort industry. The Internet is the backbone of the 21st century sex industry. Prostitution is illegal in most of the United States, but if you look online countless websites appear to sell sex. You can have your pick of blonds, brunets, redheads, couples, strippers, party girls and of course escorts. The film crew basically wants to find out who these girls are and how this whole escort business operates.

0.0

Damaged Goods

December 1919 •English

A quack doctor 'cures' a victim of venereal disease, whose baby is later born infected.

0.0

Die Geschlechtskrankheiten und ihre Folgen

January 1920 •German

Educational film about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases.

4.3

Intimate Agony

March 1983 •English

Anthony Geary (General Hospital) stars as a compassionate doctor who must treat an STD outbreak at an upscale vacation resort. Judith Light (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) co-stars as an afflicted resident whose heart is broken by this personal tragedy. A despicable real estate tycoon played by Robert Vaughn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) is determined to keep the scandal from the press, thus protecting his investment.

5.0

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

September 1967 •English

In New York City, a relationship is threatened when a young man discovers he's caught syphilis from a tryst with a waitress named Ellie. This threatens his relationship with a new girl. Film critic Amy Taubin co-stars as the new girl who gets the bad news. The director is apparently the same man who edited Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.

4.3

Language of Love

October 1969 •Swedish

A panel of real-life doctors discuss sexual hangups, misconceptions, personal prejudices and the ignorance of individuals when it comes to matters sexual. Using on-screen recreations, topics such as petting, contraceptives and sexual anxiety are addressed.

6.0

Love on Leave

November 1940 •English

George and Katherine plan to marry but war breaks out. When he returns on two weeks leave, but has his marriage proposal put down by Katherine, George enters a relationship with another woman.

6.0

Growing Girls

November 1949 •English

After several farmyard analogies featuring chicks and calves, the well-spoken narrator and director of the film, Winifred Holmes, considers the subject of girls and how they reach adulthood and readiness for the 'important job of motherhood.

4.5

The People at No. 19

November 1949 •English

Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst soldiers on the frontline wasn't the sole cause. Back on the home front, for many women, like Joan from No. 19, loneliness or newfound independence acted as an incentive to extramarital promiscuity.

3.8

Bleeding Hearts

September 1995 •English

An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student.

6.9

Kids

July 1995 •English

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.

4.5

The Birth

May 1981 •English

An education documentary that takes you through the process of birthing to puberty.

5.5

To the People of the United States

April 1944 •English

World War II public education film about sexually transmitted diseases focused on syphilis.

5.5

Learning to Live

November 1964 •English

A basic sex education film designed for young engaged couples.

2.0

High School Girl

April 1934 •English

In this drama, a teenage boy and girl, tired of parental repression, begin sneaking out on dates and to parties. The parents are strict, but pay little real attention to their kids, therefore the kids turn to their high school biology teacher who is willing to really listen to their confidences.

3.5

No Greater Sin

August 1941 •English

The dangers of the dread venereal disease syphilis are depicted in this earnest drama from the 1940s. The story centers upon an intrepid health commissioner who is out to get rid of the tawdry hookers responsible for spreading the disease.

2.7

Playboy's Real Couples - Sex in Dangerous Places

February 2001 •English

Unlike any other video, Playboy's ground-breaking Real Couples is a reality-based show with a refreshingly new approach.

1.0

It Could Happen to You

November 1976 •English

An educational film about the perils associated with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The drama is interspersed with scenes of a medical adviser directly addressing the camera giving advice and information about STDs.

0.0

What's the Film About?

April 2024 •English

During a camping weekend, Indian filmmaker Poorva Bhat tries to find the right way to discuss consent with her two children. In the intimacy of the tent, the three find the safe space needed to explore together the innocence or otherwise of looks and gestures, both in everyday life and in the cinema.