CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 1h 25m

Friendship of Men

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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.

Directed byRosa von Praunheim

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
DE
Released
December 13, 2018
Studios
MDRARTERosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rosa von Praunheim

Rosa von Praunheim

Himself

Matthias Luckey

Matthias Luckey

Goethe

Valentin Schmehl

Herzog Emil August

Thomas Linz

von Platen / Seidel

Tobias Schormann

Schiller

Max Conrad

Jacobi

Sybille Enders

Adele Schopenhauer

Petra Hartung

Petra Hartung

Gräfin Goertz

Bernhard Jarosch

Gleim

Sebastian Lange

Klatschweib

Creative team
Directed by
Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim
Written by
Valentina Schütz
Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim
Produced by
Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim

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