Friendship of Men (2018)
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.
Year
2018
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
13 December 2018
TMDB
4.3 (3)
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Rosa von Praunheim
Himself
Matthias Luckey
Goethe
V
Valentin Schmehl
Herzog Emil August
T
Thomas Linz
von Platen / Seidel
T
Tobias Schormann
Schiller
M
Max Conrad
Jacobi
S
Sybille Enders
Adele Schopenhauer
Petra Hartung
Gräfin Goertz
B
Bernhard Jarosch
Gleim
S
Sebastian Lange
Klatschweib
W
Wolfgang Mirlach
Winckelmann
M
Maximilian Müller
Humboldt
R
Runa Pernoda Schäfer
Sibylle Mertens
W
Wolfgang Bunzel
Himself
P
Paul Derks
Himself
M
Marco Karthe
Himself
A
Andreas Krass
Himself
F
Florian Mildenberger
Himself
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