Semi documentary co sponsored by several organizations combatting sexually transmitted infections: three stores of people who become infected with syphilis, "the enemy in the blood.".
Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you probably don't need to watch Feind im Blut unless you have a strange obsession with early 20th-century hygiene propaganda. It is very much a “product of its time” kind of movie. If you like historical artifacts, go for it. If you want a fun Friday night flick, look elsewhere. The f...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Walter Ruttmann
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"Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you probably don't need to watch Feind im Blut unless you have a strange obsession with early 20th-century hygiene propaganda. It is very much a “product of its time” kind of movie. If you like historical artifacts, go for it. If you want a fun Friday night flick, look elsewhere. The film is essentially three interconnected warnings. It wants to tell you that syphilis is lurking everywhere, waiting for the slightest moment of moral weakness. It’s heavy-handed in..."
Walter Ruttmann, Gerhard Bienert, Lazar Wechsler
Switzerland
