FILM SCREENING

Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt
(It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives)

Rosa von Praunheim, West Germany, 1971
Berryt Bohlen, Bernd Feuerhelm, Ernst Kuchling
Colour / 67 minutes / Original version with French subtitles 
 
PLOT

“Out of the toilets, Into the streets – Freedom for gay people!”

Freshly arrived in Berlin, young Daniel discovers the capital’s diverse gay scenes. Four years after the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Germany, Rosa von Praunheim directs this sharp Marxist polemic at his own community, whose compliance and lack of political commitment he condemns. The result: *It’s Not the Homosexual…* was one of the catalysts for the LGBTQIA+ liberation movement in German-speaking countries.

Restored version (DCP)

AUDIENCE DISCUSSION

Screening presented in French by ladestructiondesespacesvides, followed by a discussion with the audience.