Original title:
Männerfreundschaften
[de]
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Männerfreundschaften
[de]
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.
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Country
Germany 
Duration
1 hour 25 minutes
Release status
Released
Actors
Himself
Rosa von Praunheim
Goethe
Matthias Luckey
Herzog Emil August
Valentin Schmehl
von Platen / Seidel
Thomas Linz
Schiller
Tobias Schormann
Jacobi
Max Conrad
Adele Schopenhauer
Sybille Enders
Gräfin Goertz
Petra Hartung
Gleim
Bernhard Jarosch
Klatschweib
Sebastian Lange
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