AustLit

The second of four short films that comprise the feature film Libido, 'The Child' is set during the 1910s. The protagonist is a child whose father has left. The boy watches as first his mother and then his governess have affairs with a local man, with tragic consequences. The story deals essentially with the child's inner emotions and the disturbance that sudden exposure to overt sexuality in an adult world can cause.

The third of four short films that comprise the feature film Libido, 'The Priest' deals with a priest who lusts after a nun. Through his mouth, we hear a scathing indictment of the dogmatic attitude of the Catholic Church towards sex and the celibacy of the priesthood.

The first of four short films that comprise the feature film Libido, 'The Husband' deals with jealousy. The wife is seemingly too friendly with a man called Harry, and the husband begins to imagine all sorts of scenarios. Although he is assurred by his wife that he has nothing to be worried about, the jealous thoughts won't go away and he wonders why.