Michael and Helga


1969

Film Details

Also Known As
Helga and Michael, Helga und Michael
Release Date
Apr 1969
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Cämmerer Film
Distribution Company
American International Pictures
Country
Germany (West)

Synopsis

Following the birth of their first child, which is shown through close-up photography, a young couple, Michael and Helga, enroll in child care classes. They learn that an Oedipus complex can be avoided if both parents love the baby equally; that it is natural for infants to explore their sexual organs; and that masturbation is a normal reaction to puberty. Since Michael and Helga are also concerned with their own sexual happiness and hygiene, they listen to a physician lecture on the necessity for birth control, the different sexual responses of men and women, marital counseling, and the human anatomy. The doctor also speaks on the legalization of abortion and demonstrates the use of contraceptives. The research findings of Kinsey and Masters and Johnson serve as the basis for a discussion of the need for sexual foreplay, the most effective techniques in intercourse, and the stages leading to orgasm and postlude. At last Michael and Helga experience the fulfillment of their own sexual relationship, freed of neurotic impediments to enjoyment.

Film Details

Also Known As
Helga and Michael, Helga und Michael
Release Date
Apr 1969
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Cämmerer Film
Distribution Company
American International Pictures
Country
Germany (West)

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Released in West Germany in November 1968 as Helga und Michael; running time: 99 min. This film is a sequel to Helga, q. v. May also be known as Helga and Michael.