Friendship of Men
2018, German. Directed by Rosa von Praunheim.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Rosa von PraunheimDirector
- Rosa von PraunheimHimself
- Matthias LuckeyGoethe
- Valentin SchmehlHerzog Emil August
- Thomas Linzvon Platen / Seidel
- Tobias SchormannSchiller
- Max ConradJacobi
- Sybille EndersAdele Schopenhauer
- Petra HartungGräfin Goertz
- Bernhard JaroschGleim
- Sebastian LangeKlatschweib
- Wolfgang MirlachWinckelmann
- Maximilian MüllerHumboldt
Details
- Released
- 13 December 2018
- Original title
- Männerfreundschaften
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Rosa von Praunheim, Valentina Schütz
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Friendship of Men runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Who directed Friendship of Men?
Friendship of Men (2018) was directed by Rosa von Praunheim and stars Rosa von Praunheim, Matthias Luckey, Valentin Schmehl.