Friendship of Men

Friendship of Men

2018
1h 25m
4.3

4.3/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary Drama
Overview

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.

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion MDR ARTE
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German French

Keywords

weimar, germany german poetry gay history german culture

Quick Facts

Original Title Männerfreundschaften
Release Date December 13, 2018
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt8152986

Cast

Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim

Himself

Matthias Luckey
Matthias Luckey

Goethe

Valentin Schmehl
Valentin Schmehl

Herzog Emil August

Thomas Linz
Thomas Linz

von Platen / Seidel

Tobias Schormann
Tobias Schormann

Schiller

Max Conrad
Max Conrad

Jacobi

Sybille Enders
Sybille Enders

Adele Schopenhauer

Petra Hartung
Petra Hartung

Gräfin Goertz

Bernhard Jarosch
Bernhard Jarosch

Gleim

Sebastian Lange
Sebastian Lange

Klatschweib

Wolfgang Mirlach
Wolfgang Mirlach

Winckelmann

Maximilian Müller
Maximilian Müller

Humboldt

Key Crew

Rosa von Praunheim
Director
Rosa von Praunheim
Writer
Valentina Schütz
Writer
Rosa von Praunheim
Producer