Two medical students learn about "most interesting questions of sexology" and fall in love in the process. There are scenes of sex reassignment surgery and transplants of animal testicles and explanations about abortion and contraception.
Mysterium des Geschlechtes: Science class or awkward date night?
Is this worth your time?
If you have a morbid curiosity for how movies used to handle 'educational' content, then sure, dive in. If you are looking for a standard romance, you are going to be very confused, and maybe a little bit traumatized by the medical footage. This isn't exactly a date night flick unless your date...
The movie Mysterium des Geschlechtes was directed by Lothar Golte.
Mysterium des Geschlechtes was released in the year 1933.
Mysterium des Geschlechtes is a movie from Austria.
Mysterium des Geschlechtes is categorised as Drama in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.
Mysterium des Geschlechtes features George Moser, Renée Lansky, Otto Hartmann, Traute Braun.
The screenplay for Mysterium des Geschlechtes was written by Dr. Abraham, Professor Voronoff, Hofrat Teilhaber.
If you enjoy Mysterium des Geschlechtes, you might also like Into the Light (1920), The Great Shadow (1920), 'A mala nova (1920), The Night Riders (1920).
Yes, Mysterium des Geschlechtes (1933) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Drama qualities.
Two medical students navigate the messy, clinical world of 1930s sexology, where lectures on anatomy and surgery somehow lead to romance. It is part textbook, part melodrama, and entirely bizarre.
Synopsis
Two medical students learn about "most interesting questions of sexology" and fall in love in the process. There are scenes of sex reassignment surgery and transplants of animal testicles and explanations about abortion and contraception.
Review Excerpt
"Is this worth your time?
If you have a morbid curiosity for how movies used to handle 'educational' content, then sure, dive in. If you are looking for a standard romance, you are going to be very confused, and maybe a little bit traumatized by the medical footage. This isn't exactly a date night flick unless your date is a surgeon with a very strong stomach.
Mysterium des Geschlechtes is one of those movies that pretends to be a public service announcement but is really just a voyeuristic trip..."
