Friendship of Men

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Rosa von Praunheim

Himself

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Matthias Luckey

Goethe

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Valentin Schmehl

Herzog Emil August

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Thomas Linz

von Platen / Seidel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tobias Schormann

Schiller

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Max Conrad

Jacobi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Sybille Enders

Adele Schopenhauer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Petra Hartung

Gräfin Goertz

Age : 54 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Rosa von Praunheim
Sound	Music	Andreas M. Wolter
Editing	Editor	Mike Shephard
Crew	Cinematography	Patrick Richter
Writing	Writer	Rosa von Praunheim Valentina Schütz
Production	Producer	Rosa von Praunheim
Department	Role	Name

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