Runa Pernoda Schäfer

Goethes Faust

Karsten Prühl

Bernardo Arias Porras, Heidrun Bartholomäus

The film tells the story of Faust who unites with the devil in search of ultimate wisdom. He realizes too late, that winning Gretchen's heart with the devil's help means destroying her life.

Zwei Leben. Eine Hoffnung.

Richard Huber

Annette Frier, Valentino Fortuzzi

Männerfreundschaften

Rosa von Praunheim

Rosa von Praunheim, Matthias Luckey

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.