Bibliograph

Homo sapiens 1900, a film by Peter Cohen ; [presented by] Arte Factum ; Sveriges Television dokumentarfilm ; Svenska Filminstitutet

Type

Label

Homo sapiens 1900, a film by Peter Cohen ; [presented by] Arte Factum ; Sveriges Television dokumentarfilm ; Svenska Filminstitutet

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Homo sapiens 1900

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

a film by Peter Cohen ; [presented by] Arte Factum ; Sveriges Television dokumentarfilm ; Svenska Filminstitutet

Runtime

Summary

Examines the history of eugenics, racial hygiene and the ideas of the "new man," as developed in the early 20th century in Germany and the Soviet Union. In Germany, race hygiene focused on the body, on corporal beauty and the ideal form, while in the Soviet Union, eugenic interest focused on the brain and intellect

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification