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February - April 2025

100 Years of Queer German Cinema

Film Series | Films and Discussion

The Goethe-Institut is thrilled to partner with our friends at the Brattle Theatre and Harvard academic Anne Dymek for this special program of film screenings. All showings will be accompanied by an introduction from Dymek who is currently teaching a course on the subject at Harvard and there will be an opportunity for discussion after many films.
This is a rare opportunity to see some of the most important queer cinema from the first half of the 20th century alongside groundbreaking work from the 1970s through today.
German Queer cinema has played a pivotal role in the emergence of LGBTQ+ representation on celluloid. With this series, we delve into the groundbreaking contributions of German filmmakers, exemplified by productions like Richard Oswald’s seminal work, DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS, a revolutionary 1919 silent melodrama that boldly challenged the oppressive laws of Paragraph 175, which criminalized homosexuality during the Weimar Republic era. Throughout the ensuing century, German cinema has continued to blaze trails, offering a diverse array of films exploring the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals and communities.

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Events

  • Different from the Others

    Film & Discussion | Presented by The Brattle, Wicked Queer and the Goethe-Institut

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • English

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  • Mädchen in Uniform

    Film & Discussion | Presented by The Brattle, Wicked Queer and the Goethe-Institut

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • German with English subtitles

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  • Victor and Victoria

    Film & Discussion | Presented by The Brattle, Wicked Queer and the Goethe-Institut

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • German with English Subtitles

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  • It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives

    Film & Discussion | Presented by The Brattle, Wicked Queer and the Goethe-Institut

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • German with English Subtitles

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  • The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

    Film | Presented by The Brattle, Wicked Queer and the Goethe-Institut

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • German with English Subtitles

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  • Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press

    Film | Presented by The Brattle, Wicked Queer and the Goethe-Institut

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • German with English subtitles

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  • Aimée & Jaguar

    Film | Presented by The Brattle, Wicked Queer and the Goethe-Institut

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • German with English subtitles

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  • I Am Anastasia

    Film | Presented by The Brattle, Wicked Queer and the Goethe-Institut

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • German with English subtitles

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  • Uferfrauen - Lesbian Life and Love in the GDR

    Film | Q&A with director Barbara Wallbraun following the Screening

    • Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA

    • German with English subtitles

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