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Four short films combined as one release, Libido is concerned with the erotic drive within us all.
Two episodes deal openly with underlying psychological aspects of the sex-drive: 'The Husband,' which examines the paranoia of a somewhat immature husband who becomes more vulnerable as a result of his wife's emancipation and growing sense of independence, and 'The Priest,' which focuses on the traumatic effects of church dogma and belief on the minds of a priest and a nun in love.
For 'The Child' and 'The Family Man,' the psychological aspects are more implied than overt: 'The Child' deals with a child's inner emotions and the disturbance that sudden exposure to overt sexuality in an adult world can cause, while 'The Family Man' reveals the ugliness and contempt for women that sexual desire can generate in certain men, those in whose minds the qualities of love and respect are either undeveloped or non-existent.
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- The Family Man, single work film/TV
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The Child,
single work
film/TV
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.
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The Priest,
single work
film/TV
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.
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The Husband,
single work
film/TV
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.
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Works about this Work
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The Genesis of 'Libido'
2006
single work
essay
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April - June no. 39 2006; Senses of Cinema , 2008 no. 48 2008; John B. Murray, the co-executive producer and a segment director of Libido, and also the eventual distributor of the film, reflects on the political, industrial and production developoments which led to the making of this quartet of films.
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The Genesis of 'Libido'
2006
single work
essay
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April - June no. 39 2006; Senses of Cinema , 2008 no. 48 2008; John B. Murray, the co-executive producer and a segment director of Libido, and also the eventual distributor of the film, reflects on the political, industrial and production developoments which led to the making of this quartet of films.
