Friendship of Men

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MOVIE

Friendship of Men

In this docudrama Rosa von Praunheim looks into Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s sexual orientation, especially into his erotic experiences during his travels in Italy. Contrary to the common belief, von Praunheim argues that Goethe was not a heartbreaker and conqueror after all. It was only in Italy, that he had diverse sexual experiences, not least with men. Von Praunheim bases his assumption on letters written by Goethe to his friend Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi about these sexual encounters. Some of the content of these letters is re-encated in the film. At the same time, historians and linguists analyse and classify the letters into their historical context.

Original Title

Männerfreundschaften

Release Date

2018-12-13

Year

2018

Duration

1h 25m

Status

Released

Score

4.30

#weimar,-germany#german-poetry#gay-history#german-culture

Cast

Rosa von Praunheim

Rosa von Praunheim

Matthias Luckey

Matthias Luckey

Goethe

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Valentin Schmehl

Herzog Emil August

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Thomas Linz

von Platen / Seidel

Tobias Schormann

Tobias Schormann

Schiller

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Max Conrad

Jacobi

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Sybille Enders

Adele Schopenhauer

Petra Hartung

Petra Hartung

Gräfin Goertz

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Bernhard Jarosch

Gleim

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Sebastian Lange

Klatschweib