The Clitoris: Forbidden Pleasure

The Clitoris: Forbidden Pleasure

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 16, 2004

Topics about female sexuality are growing in popularity. Magazines and talk shows all discuss it. Yet a fair percentage of women are said to suffer from female sexual dysfunction. While male sexual problems have traditionally received the most publicity, only recently has research begun into the problems that plague female sexuality. This film looks at the medical, cultural, psychological and relational reasons for women's dysfunction, and explores female arousal and its anatomical basis.

The Clitoris: Forbidden Pleasure

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 16, 2004

The Clitoris: Forbidden Pleasure
Topics about female sexuality are growing in popularity. Magazines and talk shows all discuss it. Yet a fair percentage of women are said to suffer from female sexual dysfunction. While male sexual problems have traditionally received the most publicity, only recently has research begun into the problems that plague female sexuality. This film looks at the medical, cultural, psychological and relational reasons for women's dysfunction, and explores female arousal and its anatomical basis.
Producers ARTE, Angoa-Agicoa, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, PROCIREP, DR TV, Sylicone, Planète+, SBS TV, Cats & Dogs Films
Original title Le Clitoris, ce cher inconnu
Directors Stephen Firmin, Variety Moszynski
Writers Tamsin Moufflet

Cast

Nathalie Jadeau

as Narrator (voice)

Jo Adams

as Self - Sheffield Centre for HIV and Sexual Health

Natalie Angier

as Self - New York Times Columnist

Melissa Cull

as Self

François Giuliano

as Self - Urologist

Ravyn Godwin

as Self

Ellen Laan

as Self - University of Amsterdam Professor

Leonore Tiefer

as Self - Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School

Kay Wilson

as Self

Radha Wilson

as Self

Joan Wyndham

as Self

Helen O'Connell

as Self