Rosa von Praunheim Movies

  • 2018
    Friendship of Men

    Friendship of Men

    Friendship of Men

    4.32018HD

    In this docudrama Rosa von Praunheim looks into Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s sexual orientation, especially into his erotic experiences during...

    Friendship of Men
  • 1997
    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

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    Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996....

    Birth of a Nation
  • 2000
    The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

    The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

    The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

    5.52000HD

    The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German...

    The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
  • 1984
    The Bite

    The Bite

    The Bite

    5.81984HD

    Turned while visiting New York, down-on-her-luck Neue Deutsche Welle vampire Sylvana struggles to get by in 1980s West Berlin when she realizes none...

    The Bite
  • 1971
    It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives

    It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives

    It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives

    5.41971HD

    Daniel, a young gay man, tries to pursue a traditional bourgeois relationship and lifestyle with his live-in boyfriend, but after their love quickly...

    It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
  • 2008
    Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?

    Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?

    Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?

    4.72008HD

    A newly arrived guest of a Hollywood hotel charms and amazes the regulars, and they decide to invite him to their Christmas dinner.

    Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?
  • 1992
    I Am My Own Woman

    I Am My Own Woman

    I Am My Own Woman

    4.61992HD

    The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped start the German gay liberation movement....

    I Am My Own Woman
  • 2015
    Desire Will Set You Free

    Desire Will Set You Free

    Desire Will Set You Free

    4.32015HD

    Desire Will Set You Free is a feature film that explores life in contemporary Berlin with an often critical and sometimes humorous eye. Based on a...

    Desire Will Set You Free
  • 2024
    Thirty Years with the Whip

    Thirty Years with the Whip

    Thirty Years with the Whip

    6.42024HD

    A portrait of Rosa von Praunheim's neighbor, who worked for decades as a professional dominatrix in Berlin's Wilmersdorf district. While the real...

    Thirty Years with the Whip
  • 1979
    Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

    Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

    Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

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    Personal diary-style documentary of German Gay rights activist Von Praunheim's sojourn in the US.

    Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
  • 2022
    Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

    Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

    Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

    4.12022HD

    Rex Gildo’s songs and musicals made him very popular. His best-known song was “Fiesta Mexicana” from 1972. Rosa von Praunheim tells...

    Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
  • 2022
    Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

    Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

    Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

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    From the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in post-war...

    Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
  • 1986
    A Virus Knows No Morals

    A Virus Knows No Morals

    A Virus Knows No Morals

    4.81986HD

    Nurses on the night shift roll dice to see which AIDS patient will die next. The owner of a gay bathhouse gets Kaposi's Sarcoma but tries to keep his...

    A Virus Knows No Morals
  • 1983
    City of Lost Souls

    City of Lost Souls

    City of Lost Souls

    5.31983HD

    A fictionalized account about the lurid lives of a group of eccentric cabaret artists who have come from America to Berlin looking for social...

    City of Lost Souls
  • 1971
    The Bed Sausage

    The Bed Sausage

    The Bed Sausage

    5.41971HD

    It is love at first sight: elderly secretary Luzi and young, unemployed Dietmar find each other by accident in Rosa von Praunheim’s outrageous...

    The Bed Sausage
  • 1996
    Transexual Menace

    Transexual Menace

    Transexual Menace

    51996HD

    Pioneering gay German filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim explores America’s burgeoning trans rights movement—from early leaders like Virginia...

    Transexual Menace
  • 2013
    I Feel Like Disco

    I Feel Like Disco

    I Feel Like Disco

    5.52013HD

    A youth in middle of self-discovery, offending with his father, just discovering his sexuality and hiding it again. A boy who's often lonely loses a...

    I Feel Like Disco
  • 2014
    Auf der Suche nach Heilern

    Auf der Suche nach Heilern

    Auf der Suche nach Heilern

    02014HD

    “I am a hypochondriac”, admits Rosa Von Praunheim, the icon of the gay movement, right at the beginning at the film. The director, who...

    Auf der Suche nach Heilern
  • 1995
    Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity

    Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity

    Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity

    5.31995HD

    Neurosia is the autobiography of the director Rosa von Praunheim. The movie begins with Rosa presenting his autobiography in a movie theater. Before...

    Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity
  • 1979
    Tally Brown, New York

    Tally Brown, New York

    Tally Brown, New York

    7.51979HD

    Tally Brown, New York is a 1979 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim. The film is about the singing and acting...

    Tally Brown, New York