The Road of Health

Movie
Audience Score
50
The Road of Health
NR 12 minAnimation, DocumentaryThe Joy of Sex Education PosterPart of The Joy of Sex Education
The lecturer shows a microcinematographic sequence of spirochaetes and drawings of the gonoccus the bacteria responsible for syphilis and gonorrhea He then turns to an easel and begins to draw the road of health the cartoon takes this up in magic drawing in a style that is highly reminiscent of the Giro the Germ series made for the Health and Cleanliness Council a few years before
DirectorBrian Salt

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:GaumontBritish Instructional
Movie Tags:
familyeducationalsex education

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.