Underplayed Gems

Friendship of Men (2018)

Friendship of Men poster
Original title
Männerfreundschaften
Directed by
Rosa von Praunheim
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary investigates the homoerotic friendships among German classical figures like Goethe and Schiller. Director Rosa von Praunheim asks how those bonds relate to modern ideas of homosexuality.

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What happens

Männerfreundschaften ist ein deutscher Dokumentarfilm von Rosa von Praunheim aus dem Jahr 2018. Dokumentarfilm über homoerotische Beziehungen zur Zeit der Weimarer Klassik von historischen Personen wie Johann Wolfgang von Goethe und Friedrich Schiller. Von Praunheim geht der Frage nach, inwieweit diese Freundschaften tatsächlich mit Homosexualität, wie sie Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts verstanden wird, zu tun haben. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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