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.
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- Cast:
- Rosa von Praunheim , Matthias Luckey , Tobias Schormann , Petra Hartung
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It is a performances centric movie
Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
The movie really just wants to entertain people.