To the People of the United States (1943)
장르 : 다큐멘터리
상영시간 : 21분
연출 : Arthur Lubin
시놉시스
World War II public education film about sexually transmitted diseases focused on syphilis.
A man feels so much guilt over being infected by venereal disease that he conjures up a personal trial over his own behaviour.
In this dramatized warning to young women of the risks of venereal disease, Betty, a shop girl, pays a severe price for just one 'slip'.
플로리스트를 꿈꾸는 레즈비언 사만다는 친구 앨리스가 초대한 파티를 즐기던 중 낯선 남자가 건넨 음료를 마신 후 정신이 혼미한 상태에서 그와 하룻밤을 보내게 된다. 그 일 이후 자신의 몸에서 심상치 않은 변화들이 일어나자 병원을 찾아가게 된 사만다는 정확한 원인을 알아내지 못한 채 돌아오게 되고 시간이 지날수록 더욱 끔찍한 육체적, 정신적 고통을 겪으며 괴로워하는데... 과연 그녀에게 무슨 일이 일어나고 있는 것일까?
A woman learns that her husband has been unfaithful and that he has acquired a venereal disease. Then she learns that, after years of trying, she is finally pregnant
이 작품은 어느 하루 동안 뉴욕의 한 무리의 십대를 쫓으며 우리의 상식과 도덕을 끊임없이 공략한다. 섹스에 혈안이 된 십대 아이들이 하루 종일 건들거린다는 이야기가 그리 대단한 것은 못된다 여길지도 모르겠다. 그렇지만 낯선 주인공들이 뿜어내는 카리마스에 이끌리며 우리는 삶과 죽음의 문제가 되어버린 그들의 운명을 진정 근심하지 않을 수 없게 된다. 영화 주인공인 제니는 단 한번의 섹스가 그녀에게 에이즈 감염을 안겨주었을 뿐임을 깨닫게 되고, 그녀의 좌절을 향한 클락의 관찰은 차분하면서도 감동적이다.
In commissioning Halas & Batchelor, the War Office recognised the potential of cartoons as an unobtrusive and entertaining medium by which official messages could be conveyed - in this case some rather unsavoury warnings pertaining to foot rot, dysentery and VD. Aimed at soldiers serving in the Far East, the antics of six sprightly soldiers stationed in the jungle illustrate with humour and clarity the potential pitfalls of poor personal hygiene.
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.
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.
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.
A teenage girl from a traditional family goes on a date with a pilot and ends up having sex with him. After the pilot dies in a plane crash, the girl discovers she is pregnant with his child.
A young beauty queen travels to New York to further her modelling career, but contracts syphilis after being tricked into a sexual encounter. She is torn between the prospect of a slow, intensive but proven therapy and a supposed miracle cure.
A mother/daughter relationship is thrown off balance when the mother discovers that her "good girl" daughter is part of a group who are engaging in sexual activities with multiple partners that results in an outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases.
The true story of Saartjes Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.
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 (Lynne Lipton). 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.
When Kyle returns from his stag-do with a sexually transmitted disease, he's left unable to have sex with his fiancée Lydia in the run-up to their wedding.
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.
Venereal disease forces a confirmed bachelor to take stock of his history of one night stands.
Bridgette is an aspiring actress who teaches aerobics at a local gym that's run by the womanizing Adam. After a tryst with Adam, Bridgette scores a role in a big play, but then learns that a former boyfriend is dying of AIDS. While preparing to get tested, Bridgette suspects Adam of cheating on her, and must face the HIV tests alone, which shockingly come back positive. Building a support network, including a penitent Adam, Bridgette faces her own mortality.
Warning of the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases, specifically syphilis.
Young woman Marta dreams of a better future and leaves her parent's cabbage patch and move to Stockholm. Waiting tables doesn't pay nearly enough and she soon finds herself working the streets. Her teenage sweetheart Adrian also moves to Stockholm to search for her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.