Michael and Helga
Cast & Crew
Erich F. Bender
Ruth Gassmann
Felix Franchy
Hildegard Linden
Elfi Rueter
Christian Margulies
Film Details
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.
Director
Erich F. Bender
Cast
Ruth Gassmann
Felix Franchy
Hildegard Linden
Elfi Rueter
Christian Margulies
Christian Fredersdorf
Ursula Mellin
Jochel Piel
Lisa Ravel
Sonja Lindorf
Elke Hart
Sabine Dall
Claus Hoeft
Peter Bach
Ulla Best
Crew
Fritz Baader
Karl Barthel
Erich F. Bender
Erdmann Beyer
Dr. Erwin Burcik
Dr. Erwin Burcik
Dr. Roland Cämmerer
Dr. Roland Cämmerer
Dr. Roland Cämmerer
Dr. Gerhard Döring
Werner Fischer
Dr. Waldemar Mehring
B. Rosner
Dr. Christel Schultze-rhonhof
Klaus E. R. Von Schwarze
Klaus E. R. Von Schwarze
Malva Stohr
Dr. Wolfgang Wickler
Ilse Wüstenhöfer
Dr. Fritz Zimmer
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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.