Friendship of Men
2018•1h 25m•4.3•Released
DocumentaryDrama
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.
Director
Rosa von Praunheim
Writer
Rosa von Praunheim, Valentina Schütz
Languages
German, French
Studio
Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion
Cast
Rosa von Praunheim
Himself
Matthias Luckey
Goethe
Valentin Schmehl
Herzog Emil August
Thomas Linz
von Platen / Seidel
Tobias Schormann
Schiller
Max Conrad
Jacobi
Sybille Enders
Adele Schopenhauer
Petra Hartung
Gräfin Goertz
Bernhard Jarosch
Gleim
Sebastian Lange
Klatschweib
Wolfgang Mirlach
Winckelmann
Maximilian Müller
Humboldt
Runa Pernoda Schäfer
Sibylle Mertens
Wolfgang Bunzel
Himself
Paul Derks
Himself
Production
Company
Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion
Company
MDR
Company
ARTE
Producer
Rosa von Praunheim
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