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Out of Africa
7.2

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.

The Libertine
5.9

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.

Traumatized
5.7

Traumatized

An upstanding doctor is transformed into a cold-blooded serial killer after being attacked by terrorists in Vietnam.

The Quiet Duel
7.3

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.

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.5

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.

Timestalker
5.3

Timestalker

Hapless Agnes repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, and is reincarnated a century later. As she experiences romantic misfortune spanning various eras, Agnes aims to avoid repeat mistakes and finally break the cycle.

Ghosts
4.5

Ghosts

Helen 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. Helen 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.

Of the World's Horrors
8.0

Of the World's Horrors

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

Someone I Touched
5.1

Someone I Touched

A woman learns that her husband has been unfaithful and that she has acquired a venereal disease. Then she learns that, after years of trying, she is finally pregnant

Should We Be Silent?
6.0

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
3.0

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.

Street Acquaintances
7.3

Street Acquaintances

The film centres around the young woman Erika, desperately seeking for love and escape from the depression of the times, drifting, and in the end becoming involved with a circle of rich people who sell goods for sexual favours.

Know For Sure
4.2

Know For Sure

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

The Solitary Sin
8.0

The Solitary Sin

Bob, John, and Edward--three young boys growing up in the same neighborhood--have vastly-different experiences with sex. Bob's father patiently explains "the birds and the bees" to him, and even takes him to a hospital to see the effects of venereal disease.

Eliot Ness vs. Al Capone
6.0

Eliot Ness vs. Al Capone

January, 1947. The public receives the news of Al Capone's death with indifference, although twenty years earlier he had ruled Chicago's crime underworld with brute force and corrupting many touchable individuals. Until the day the head of the Untouchables Brigade, Eliot Ness, entered the scene. Since then, a cruel battle between the two of them began, a battle that ended in trial, conviction, disease, insanity and death.

The Price He Paid
0.0

The Price He Paid

The Price He Paid

Damaged Lives
4.7

Damaged Lives

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

Synden Lockar
0.0

Synden Lockar

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

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil
0.0

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil

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

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle
5.0

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

In New York City, a relationship is threatened when a young man discovers he's caught syphilis from a tryst with a waitress named Ellie. This threatens his relationship with a new girl. Film critic Amy Taubin co-stars as the new girl who gets the bad news. The director is apparently the same man who edited Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.