11 Dec 2011
The Purity Myth
Bestselling author Jessica Valenti places recent debates about Planned Parenthood, contraception, and the meaning of rape within the context of a larger political effort to roll back women's rights.
Top Billed Cast
Similar movies
The Purity Myth The Purity Myth La bataille de la pilule 
La bataille de la pilule 25 Jul 2017
La bataille de la pilule
No overview found
Stories of A Stories of A 16 Oct 1974
Stories of A
French documentary campaigning for the liberalization of abortion and contraception, directed by Charles Belmont and Marielle Issartel in 1973.
Sexualerziehung im 10. Schuljahr: Empfängnisverhütung Sexualerziehung im 10. Schuljahr: Empfängnisverhütung 01 Jan 1970
Sexualerziehung im 10. Schuljahr: Empfängnisverhütung
Contraception is explained as part of biology lessons in year 10. The lesson begins with the teacher explaining the hormonal mode of action of oestrogen and progestogen, whose explanations are supplemented by intermittent images of the schematic diagram on the blackboard. Prompted by questions from the pupils, the teacher then goes into the production of the corpus luteum and explains its function. She then discusses the effect of the 'pill' as an ovulation inhibitor on the female organism. She explains that the preparations absorb the hormone progestin, which prevents further follicle maturation. Further questions are asked about other contraceptive methods. The teacher first explains the Knaus-Ogino method and then talks about the mechanical contraceptive concepts of condoms and pessaries. Finally, the chemical methods and 'coitus interruptus' are discussed as further options for preventing pregnancy.
Engel & Joe 
Engel & Joe 25 Oct 2001
Engel & Joe
A love story of a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl.
Father of the Bride Part II 
Father of the Bride Part II 08 Dec 1995
Father of the Bride Part II
Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too. He was planning on selling their home, but that's a plan that—like George—will have to change with the arrival of both a grandchild and a kid of his own.
101 Reykjavik 
101 Reykjavik 31 May 2000
101 Reykjavik
Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he stands back from commitment. His mother's Spanish flamenco teacher, Lola, moves in with them for Christmas. On New Year's Eve, while his mother is away, Hlynur finds out Lola is a lesbian, but also ends up having sex with her. He soon finds out he and his mother are sharing more than a house. Eventually he must find out where he fits into the puzzle, and how to live life less selfishly.
God's Offices 
God's Offices 05 Nov 2008
God's Offices
A realist dramedy about dedicated social workers who devote their long shifts to helping pregnant women.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 24 Aug 2007
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.
Rubber Dolphin 
Rubber Dolphin 01 Sep 2018
Rubber Dolphin
A gay love story set in a one-bedroom apartment in Tel Aviv. They meet, they have sex, they fall in love. Will it last until the morning comes?
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly 
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly 03 Feb 2017
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker Justin Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it affects the brain of the individual, to how modern technology leads to greater exposure to youth, to watching it literally tear a family apart. In what may well be one of the most devastating issues in modern culture, this film will break down the damage that porn is doing to us a human race and leave you thinking that it's clearly time that we start taking porn addiction a bit more seriously.
The Secret of the Secret 
The Secret of the Secret 21 Feb 2000
The Secret of the Secret
The traditional healers in the Swiss and French mountains.
77 Minutes 
77 Minutes 23 Sep 2016
77 Minutes
A documentary by Charlie Minn about the McDonalds Massacre from 1984, when a man walked into a McDonald's restaurant in San Diego armed with guns and shot 40 men, women, and children. It took law enforcement 77 minutes to end the siege. This documentary focuses on the victims of the attack and its effects.
The One and Only Mike Leigh The One and Only Mike Leigh 24 Nov 2014
The One and Only Mike Leigh
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about a unique body of work and a lifelong struggle to make films on his own terms. On day one of a Mike Leigh film, there is no script, no story and the actors do not know if they will even be in the final film. It is a process that has yielded some of cinema's most celebrated performances, and Leigh's new film Mr Turner is already winning critical acclaim. Actors including Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan, Sally Hawkins, Lesley Manville and James Corden give fascinating insights into the director and his distinctive method of working.
Top Gear: Polar Special 
Top Gear: Polar Special 25 Jul 2007
Top Gear: Polar Special
Clarkson and May, in a seriously modified Toyota, take on Hammond and his dog sled in a 450 mil race to the North pole as they drive over thin ice to face in-tent hostilities, polar bear fear and desperate food fantasies.
John Ford Goes to War 
John Ford Goes to War 01 Jan 2002
John Ford Goes to War
When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war films embodied the same values and conflicts that his Hollywood films did. Among the films profiled are "Battle of Midway," "Torpedo Squadron," "Sexual Hygiene," and "December 7."
The John Garfield Story 
The John Garfield Story 03 Feb 2003
The John Garfield Story
This documentary looks at the life and career of John Garfield, whose career was cut short when he died at age 39. His difficult childhood in the rough neighborhoods of New York City provided the perfect background for the tough-guy roles he would play on both stage and screen.
Hitler and I Hitler and I 01 Jan 2003
Hitler and I
This film explores the difficulties in dramatizing the life of Adolf Hitler, of separating fact from fiction and truth from myth when the historical figure has become the poster child for evil.
Touching the Void 
Touching the Void 05 Sep 2003
Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
We Feed the World 
We Feed the World 10 Sep 2005
We Feed the World
A documentary that exposes the shocking truths behind industrial food production and food wastage, focusing on fishing, livestock and crop farming. A must-see for anyone interested in the true cost of the food on their plate.