The Surprising History of Sex and Love (2002)

The Surprising History of Sex and Love is a documentary presented by Terry Jones, looking at the different and surprising attitudes to sex and love throughout history. The documentary traces the story of changing social and religious attitudes to sex through a broad swathe of history. Starting with the place of ’sacred sex’ in the ancient world and ending with a discussion of the contemporary relationship between sex, marketing and prurience, the film offers some kind of map of how we got from there to here, and indicates that changes in sexual attitudes are connected with issues of power and control.

Released

2002-11-10

Genres

Documentary, History

Runtime

49 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Alan Ereira, Phil Grabsky

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 6 votes