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Positive (1990 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Positive' is a 1990 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim (in cooperation with Phil Zwickler). The film received international resonance.Murray, 'Images in the Dark', p. 109
Plot
'Positive' is about how the gay community in New York City and its activists deal with the AIDS crisis. The film's protagonists include Larry Kramer and Diamanda Gals.Kuzniar, 'The Queer German Cinema', p. 90
Production notes
'Positive' is the first part of Rosa von Praunheim's 'AIDS-Trilogy'.
Awards
*1990: Queer Film Prize of the Berlin International Film Festival (together with 'Silence = Death')
Reception
The Guardian, one of Britain's most important newspapers, wrote in 1992: "'Silence = Death' and 'Positive': The best AIDS films to date [...]." The Los Angeles Times summed it up: "In short, Praunheim is just the man for the job he has taken on with 'Silence = Death' and 'Positive': he has the breadth of vision, the compassion and the militance and, yes, the sense of humor necessary to tackle the AIDS epidemic in all its aspects."
Notes
References
* Kuzniar, Alice A, 'The Queer German Cinema', Stanford University Press, 2000,
*Murray, Raymond. 'Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Guide to the Cinema of Spain'. TLA Publications, 1994,
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