The Clitoris: Forbidden Pleasure

Jan 16, 2004

1h 0m

★ 6.2

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Cats & Dogs Films

Sylicone

ARTE

DR TV

Planète+

SBS

CNC

PROCIREP

Angoa-Agicoa

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Nathalie Jadeau

Self - Sheffield Centre for HIV and Sexual Health

Jo Adams

Self - New York Times Columnist

Natalie Angier

Self

Melissa Cull

Self - Urologist

François Giuliano

Self

Ravyn Godwin

Self - University of Amsterdam Professor

Ellen Laan

Self - Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School

Leonore Tiefer

Self

Kay Wilson

Self

Radha Wilson

Self

Joan Wyndham

Self

Helen O'Connell

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