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A Test for Love

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A Test for Love
NR 28 minDramaThe Joy of Sex Education PosterPart of The Joy of Sex Education
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In this dramatized warning to young women of the risks of venereal disease, Betty, a shop girl, pays a severe price for just one 'slip'.
DirectorVernon Sewell

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Original Language:English
Production Companies:Gaumont-British Instructional
Movie Tags:
educationalmarriage proposalsmokingsex educationsexually transmitted diseasebrighton, englandtobacco

The Joy of Sex Education

A survey of sex education through the ages. Many of the early films highlight Britain's horror at the very thought of sex and sexuality. Euphemisms abound and, if you can get away with making your point with the aid of a few birds or rabbits, why not? Even some mildly amorous pollen gets in on the act as a stand-in for something otherwise far too unpleasant to show. At least it saved the teachers' blushes. Despite the often unintentional humour, the films provide a vivid snapshot of the nation's concerns and anxieties across the decades. Not only did they teach us to keep our trousers firmly zipped, but also managed to underline the establishment's attitude towards women. Loose of morals and self-control, women are invariably portrayed as the spreaders of disease and responsible for just about every 'misfortune' that comes their way.