venereal diseases
41 movies and shows
The Escape
Mon, 01 Jun 1914
A dramatic comparison between the mating habits of animals and the way humans choose their own partners. The film is now considered to be a lost film.
6 Little Jungle Boys
Thu, 15 Nov 1945
A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.
A Woman Branded
Wed, 15 Apr 1931
Toni van Eyck became known with her leading role in this early "Aufklärungsfilm" (education film) Gefahren der Liebe/A Woman Branded (Eugen Thiele, 1931) opposite Hans Stüwe. She played a rape victim, who finally becomes a murderess.
Damaged Lives
Fri, 15 Sep 1933
An extramarital affair leads to a young couple contracting venereal disease.
Es werde Licht! 2. Teil
Sun, 13 Jan 1918
A doctor who believes that only the immoral catch syphilis reconsiders his stance.
The Solitary Sin
Tue, 01 Jul 1919
Bob, John, and Edward--three young boys growing up in the same neighborhood--have vastly-different experiences with sex. Bob's father patiently explains "the birds and the bees" to him, and even takes him to a hospital to see the effects of venereal disease.
Ghosts
Sun, 14 Jun 1987
Helene Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a memorial to him. To mark this occasion, her bohemian painter son Oswald has returned from Paris. Helene plans to take the opportunity to tell Oswald the truth about his father. But ghosts of the past erupt during an eventful evening, bringing the facade of civilised family life crashing down.
Ghosts
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
Helene Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a memorial to him. To mark this occasion, her bohemian painter son Oswald has returned from Paris. Helene plans to take the opportunity to tell Oswald the truth about his father. But ghosts of the past erupt during an eventful evening, bringing the facade of civilised family life crashing down.
Ghosts
Mon, 31 May 1915
Helen Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a memorial to him. To mark this occasion, her bohemian painter son Oswald has returned from Paris. Helen plans to take the opportunity to tell Oswald the truth about his father. But ghosts of the past erupt during an eventful evening, bringing the facade of civilised family life crashing down.
Es werde Licht!
Fri, 02 Mar 1917
A painter with syphilis infects his brother's wife and the child born of their affair.
Open Your Eyes
Sat, 24 May 1919
A propagandistic melodrama recounting the dangers and horrors of venereal disease.
Falsche Scham
Mon, 15 Mar 1926
This educational film combines medical information and story to teach the viewers about the prevention and treatment of syphilis. The four episodes cover the stories of students looking to pick up prostitutes, a careless medical student, a wet nurse who has infected an infant, and a country girl afraid of seeking treatment.
Truth About Rock
Sun, 01 Jan 1989
For the past year or so, brothers Jim and Steve Peters, both ordained ministers, have been traveling around the nation on a mission from God. Convinced that rock and roll is "one of the largest satanic forces in the country," they have been exhorting American kids to build bonfires of albums in public places.
V.D. Every 30 Seconds
Sat, 23 Jan 1971
Describes the symptoms of gonorrhea and syphilis, with warnings of the consequences of avoiding treatment. Discusses some of the prevalent myths about contracting these diseases and stresses the importance of consulting a doctor if infection is suspected.
Street Acquaintances
Tue, 13 Apr 1948
The film centres around the young woman Erika, desperately seeking for love and escape from the depression of the times, drifting, and in the end becoming involved with a circle of rich people who sell goods for sexual favours.
Seitenstraße der Prostitution
Fri, 01 Sep 1967
After a historical excursus on the most common venereal diseases, doctors report on various cases of infection, each illustrated in the manner of amateurish reportage films.
Pozoamargo
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
Jesús, a middle-aged man, finds out that he suffers from a venereal disease. Feeling guilty, he abandons his pregnant wife and flees to the countryside. In Pozoamargo, a small village lost in the middle of nowhere, he works as a grape harvester, living a simple existence, until he meets Gloria, a peculiar young woman.
Of the World's Horrors
Thu, 01 Jan 1920
A wife and her husband have both contracted syphilis and don't know how to tell each other.