Friendship of Men (2018)
Documentary • Drama • 1ч 25м
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.
TMDB rating:
4.3
(3)
Cast
Rosa von Praunheim
Himself
Matthias Luckey
Goethe
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Valentin Schmehl
Herzog Emil August
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Thomas Linz
von Platen / Seidel
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Tobias Schormann
Schiller
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Max Conrad
Jacobi
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Sybille Enders
Adele Schopenhauer
Petra Hartung
Gräfin Goertz
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Bernhard Jarosch
Gleim
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Sebastian Lange
Klatschweib
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Wolfgang Mirlach
Winckelmann
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Maximilian Müller
Humboldt
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Runa Pernoda Schäfer
Sibylle Mertens
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Wolfgang Bunzel
Himself
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Paul Derks
Himself
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Marco Karthe
Himself
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Andreas Krass
Himself
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Florian Mildenberger
Himself
Crew
Rosa von Praunheim
Director
Patrick Richter
Cinematography
Mike Shephard
Editor
Rosa von Praunheim
Writer
Andreas M. Wolter
Music
Valentina Schütz
Writer
Rosa von Praunheim
Producer
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