Program accompanying the exhibition "Inventing Queer Cinema"
Rosa von Praunheim’s film *“It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, but the Situation in Which He Lives”* caused a sensation in 1971 and led to the founding of numerous gay rights movements across Germany for the first time.
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›Nicht der homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt‹, Regie: Rosa von Praunheim © Bavaria / missingFILMs
Instead of appealing for empathy and understanding, Praunheim sharply criticized gay men: He claimed they were narrow-minded, lonely, vain, and apolitical—and that they should finally take to the streets!
A film like a resounding slap in the face—it’s no coincidence that it also plays a central role in the exhibition “Inventing Queer Cinema.”
The Deutsche Kinemathek is screening the film once again and invites the audience and invited guests to take a critical stance. An open discussion without a podium or stage, in which participants aim to re-examine the film’s impact and theses.
Guests: Martin Dannecker (sexologist, author), Jochen Hick (director, journalist, author), Faraz Shariat (director, producer, author)
IN GERMAN
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Dates
July 2026
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