Rosa von Praunheim Movies

The filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim remembers his humble origins from the unglamorous district of Frankfurt Praunheim.

“This film is part of a series of films on gay men who survived the Nazi era. I met Walter Schwarze when he was already in his eighties. My...

How gay, how lesbian, how trans is German cinema? A 3sat documentary looks back at 100 years of queer film history.

Rosa von Praunheim creates the portrait of a committed woman, a fighter against homophobia and AIDS. The film, which honors Laura Halding-Hoppenheit,...

In this filmic memoir, German director Rosa von Praunheim returns to New York, a city he knew and loved in the woolly 1970s, to see what he might...

Samuel Beckett walks in Berlin in 1969.

A river trip from Moscow to St. Petersburg, in which mainly German seniors take part. For 14 days you will experience a dense program of churches,...

Feminist short film set in West Berlin. A militant group of homosexuals who campaign for women's liberation. Dietmar, who reenacts the oppression and...

Five German directors celebrate the influence that famed filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has had on their careers in honor of his 70th birthday. After...

Rosa von Praunheim has made 150 films and repeatedly provoked the middle-class to homophobic majority society. But he doesn't spare his own community...

Documentary portrait of German production designer Albrecht Becker.

Under the artistic direction of director Andreas Dresen, 20 renowned documentary filmmakers, experienced television writers, and teams tell stories...

Rosa von Praunheim visits Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in Sweden.

In this sequel to Die Bettwurst, Dietmar and Luzi are a somewhat unorthodox couple, who live and fight with tremendous enthusiasm. The unusual nature...

Starring Rosa von Praunheim & Christian Müller

A film portrait that shows the ups and downs in the life and career of pop star Evelyn Künneke. Künneke mostly acts herself in front of the...

A documentary about the Berlin homeless theater group Ratten 07.

Footage from rare guerilla recordings of Q&As of IT IS NOT THE HOMOSEXUAL WHO IS PERVERSE, BUT THE SOCIETY IN WHICH HE LIVES following the...

Portrait of siblings George and Mike Kuchar, who have made a name for themselves in the US underground scene with low-budget films.

A documentary portrait of gay life, activism, and history in Germany. Through interviews and observational footage, Rosa von Praunheim explores...