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The Einstein of Sex
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Wikipedia article
'The Einstein of Sex' (also known as: 'The Einstein of Sex - Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld', German title: 'Der Einstein des Sex') is a 1999 German film directed by Rosa von Praunheim.
The film was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival and at the So Paulo International Film Festival in 2000, among others.
Plot
Rosa von Praunheim portrays a historical personality. Magnus Hirschfeld made a name for himself as a co-founder of sexology and a pioneer of the gay movement. In his Institut fr Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin he fights for the impunity of homosexuality. In the 1930s he even gave lectures in the USA, but the Nazis condemned his educational work. His own homosexuality keeps getting him into trouble, too. When Hirschfeld finally went into exile in France, the Nazis destroyed his institute in Berlin.
Awards
* 1999: Nomination for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Festival
Reception
The German magazine Spiegel wrote: "Rapid rise and early suffering, political furor and private disaster, told in a pleasingly conventional way against the political background of the Weimar Republic - a cinematic poetry album of upright feelings."
Notes
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