FILM SCREENING

Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
Rosa von Praunheim, Germany / USA, 1979
Color / 107 minutes / Original version with English subtitles

PLOT

Filmed over a period of seven years in the style of a video diary, Army of Lovers explores the evolution and fragmentation of the gay and lesbian civil rights movement in the United States, from the Mattachine Society to the late 1970s. The film features emblematic figures of these struggles such as activist Harry Hay and pastor Troy Perry, as well as gay‑porn legend Fred Halsted, singer Grace Jones, and the homophobic conservative Anita Bryant.

DISCUSSION

The screening will be introduced in French by the curatorial collective la destruction des espaces vides. A discussion with the audience will follow