

The Clitoris: Forbidden Pleasure
2004-01-16 · 60 min · ★ 6.6
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.
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- Directors
- Variety Moszynski, Stephen Firmin
- Production companies
- Cats & Dogs Films, Sylicone, ARTE, DR TV, Planète+, SBS, CNC, PROCIREP, Angoa-Agicoa
- Countries
- France
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- Released
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Joan WyndhamSelf
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