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Sex and the Animals

1969 · 96 min

A slow, matter-of-fact nature lecture illustrated with animal mating footage, more educational curiosity than titillation despite its teasing title.

Directed by
Harold Hoffman
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lorus J. Milne, Margery Milne
Tagline
Its boldness will startle you ... Its content will inform you ... Its intimacy will amaze you ... It's as explicit as nature itself!
Overview
Nature documentary, consisting of footage of various animals mating, narrated by naturalists and university professors Lorus J. Milne and Margery Milne.

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Directed by
Harold Hoffman
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lorus J. Milne, Margery Milne
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • nature
  • science
  • love
Places
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Harold Hoffman
Written by
Harold Hoffman
Starring
Lorus J. Milne, Margery Milne
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America

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