Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) is considered a pioneer of sexuality research. The son of a Jewish family, he studied medicine in the late 1880s before devoting himself to the scientific study of sexual orientation. In 1918 Hirschfeld founded the Institute for Sexual Research, which was a world leader until the Nazis came to power. "Despite its relatively low-budget (yet never inelegant) style, the film often seems like a small miracle - so spellbound, marveling, Praunheim looks back on this man who was ahead of his time and fought for this progress, and the viewer can't help but marvel with him." (Filmzentrale)
Drama, Queer
1h 36min
16+
DE
DE
Rosa von Praunheim recounts the fascinating biography of the revolutionary sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld and his groundbreaking findings.
Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) is considered a pioneer of sexuality research. The son of a Jewish family, he studied medicine in the late 1880s before devoting himself to the scientific study of sexual orientation.
In 1918 Hirschfeld founded the Institute for Sexual Research, which was a world leader until the Nazis came to power.
"Despite its relatively low-budget (yet never inelegant) style, the film often seems like a small miracle - so spellbound, marveling, Praunheim looks back on this man who was ahead of his time and fought for this progress, and the viewer can't help but marvel with him." (Filmzentrale)