Homo Sapiens 1900
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Cast & Crew
Peter Cohen
Steven Rappaport
Matti Bye
Peter Cohen
Peter Cohen
Peter Cohen
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Synopsis
Eugenics is now a dirty word, consigned to the dustbin of history. Its utopian scientific basis--the idea of adapting humanity to a social ideal through biology--became twisted into the racial hygiene of Nazi Germany and the automatons of Stalinist Russia. In the beginning, eugenics did quite a lot of good in freeing Europe from stilting Victorian attitudes towards the body the body, introducing beneficial changes in health, diet, exercise, nudism and a huge plus for women, less constructive clothing. This sweeping documentary follows the history of this fascinating pseudo-science from these early century successes through its dark horrors of World War II and beyond.
Director
Peter Cohen
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Released in United States February 2000
Released in United States on Video September 21, 2004
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States Spring March 3, 2000
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival February 10-21, 2000.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 9-18, 1999.
Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival February 10-21, 2000.)
Released in United States Spring March 3, 2000
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 9-18, 1999.)
Released in United States on Video September 21, 2004
