Watch Peter Cohen's documentary about the "science" of eugenics and you'll think twice before sneering
fitness nazi at some annoying exercise guru — not because the term is tastelessly excessive, but because it's so unnervingly apropos.
Using archival footage mixed with photographs, newspaper articles, scientific papers and other materials, Cohen finds disturbing connections between theories of race hygiene and everything from nudist philosophy to the cult of physical culture and beautiful baby contests. Cohen begins at the turn
of the century, amid concerns that the human race is rushing headlong into a degenerative spiral; combined with Charles Darwi...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins