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Should We Be Silent?

A melodrama about a painter who is infected with syphilis, refuses treatment, turns to the use instead of narcotics, and withers away.

Ghosts

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.

The Libertine

The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.

Synnin jäljet

Tuula, Mirri and Aino are roommates at a nurse college. At her hospital internship, Aino works with Dr. Eero who has had an affair with Viivi, the director of the nurses' dormitory. At the same time, Tuula is starting to get closer to Mirri's fiancé Ragnar who has begun to doubt Mirri's love and loyalty.

Synden Lockar

31 Dec 1946

Synden Lockar

Swedish-language parallel version of the film Synnin jäljet (Traces of Sin).

Out of Africa

Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.

Sex Madness

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.

The Quiet Duel

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

A Woman Branded

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.

Know For Sure

A 1941 film encouraging people to seek treatment if they had, or might have had, syphilis.

Ghosts

Open Your Eyes

A propagandistic melodrama recounting the dangers and horrors of venereal disease.

Of the World's Horrors

01 Jan 1920

Of the World's Horrors

A wife and her husband have both contracted syphilis and don't know how to tell each other.

Birthright

Chicken farmer John Lloyd learns the importance of blood tests when he gives his pregnant wife a dose of the clap after a one-night fling with a lonely waitress.

Damaged Goods

A groom-to-be contracts syphilis and wrestles with the consequences of his diagnosis.

The Escape

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.

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphilis.

Pozoamargo

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.

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil

A tyrannical landowner terrorizes his wife and seduces the daughter of one of his employees.

Damaged Lives

An extramarital affair leads to a young couple contracting venereal disease.

The End of the Road

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Should We Be Silent?

Ghosts

The Libertine

Synnin jäljet

Synden Lockar

Out of Africa

Sex Madness

The Quiet Duel

A Woman Branded

Know For Sure

Ghosts

Open Your Eyes

Of the World's Horrors

Birthright

Damaged Goods

The Escape

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Pozoamargo

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil

Damaged Lives