Kronika orgasmu

In the 1950s, Czechoslovak sexologists endeavored to investigate a phenomenon whose significance and meaning was eluded by science – the female orgasm.

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Can Homosexuality Be Cured?

Czech gay males and lesbians were already advocating for their rights in the First Republic (1918–1938). In 1961, the criminalization of homosexuality was abolished. Following this milestone, however, the issue remained a grey area within the context of progressive European legislation and was never discussed.

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How To Have Children And How To Have a Job At the Same Time?

In the early women's rights movement, Czechoslovakia didn't fare so badly at all. Women were allowed to vote from 1920. In the 1950s, gender equality was even promoted by the socialist regime. But a “top-down” approach to women's emancipation had unintended consequences, including a decline in the birth rate, which the state decided to reverse.

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Can Sex Be Learned?

In the 1970s, following the example of American scientists Masters and Johnson, Czech psychologist Stanislav Kratochvíl introduced sexual therapy at his workplace – the psychiatric hospital in Kroměříž. He has had tremendous success with his therapy and has helped hundreds of couples from all over Czechoslovakia.

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27th October 2022

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Director

Kateřina Kořínková Sobotková

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A more candid version of the history of intimate life in Czechoslovakia, which has not yet made it into history textbooks.

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Kateřina Kořínková Sobotková

Director

Martina Šantavá

Creative Producer

Karolína Zalabáková

Story

Lukáš Gargulák

Executive Producer

Lukáš Gargulák

Director of Photography

Karolína Zalabáková

Creative Producer

Roman Blaas

Executive Producer

Jiří Fiala

Editor

Lucie Stárková Plocková

Production Manager

Alexandra Balaštíková

Production Manager

Kateřina Kořínková Sobotková

Story

Rebeka Bartůňková

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