Double Life. A Short History of Sex in the USSR

Overview

When Lyudmila Ivanova made her infamous claim during a US-Soviet TV programme in 1986 that ‘There is no sex in the USSR!’, her comment – although roundly mocked at the time – revealed a certain truth about Soviet attitudes towards sex and the ways in which it was controlled by the regime, rendering it largely invisible. With this documentary, the director takes us through 70 years of Soviet history to highlight the interplay between sex, politics and society and the changing meanings attached to sex and sexuality under different General Secretaries.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 29, 2017

Original language

Latvian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

France, Latvia

Production

Les Films du Balibari,Film Studio Devini

Director

Ināra Kolmane

Writer

Ināra Kolmane,Mila Kudryashova

Producer

Jānis Juhņevičs,Estelle Robin-You

Cinematography

Uldis Jancis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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