While this DVD may have rather archaic production values, it does spell out the rather troubling science of Wilhelm Reich and the tragedy the ensued. Books like FUNCTION OF THE ORGASM (1942) and THE MURDER OF CHRIST (1953) hardly endeared him to scientists, theologians, the FDA, or the general public. Prejudices of the time (he was a Jew, a communist, and some thought him insane) hardly made for smooth sailing for this visionary. This lecture by Peter Robbins is certainly not visually striking with its single camera approach, but it does present the mysterious undoing of someone who was clearly ahead of his time and worthy of our further investigation.
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