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

1971 · 67 min Drama TV Movie
4.9 / 10 · TMDB

Daniel, a young man from the provinces come to the city and moves from one gay subculture to the next. His adventures begin on the streets of Berlin, where the shy brunette Daniel meets the blonde Clemens, who invites him home for coffee and offers him a place to stay. Soon Daniel is living with Clemens and believes he has found the love of his life. The two try to imitate a bourgeois marriage and its lifestyle. But after four months of tedium, Daniel is cruised by a rich older man who entices him to move into his villa, where he encounters a group of older gays, pretentious in their appreciations of fine art and classical music, who fawn over him.

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Original Title Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt
Year 1971
Country Germany
Genre Drama, TV Movie
Director Rosa von Praunheim
Runtime 67 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.9/10 (20 votes)

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The film constructs a sharp sociological critique, relying on the framework of an educational film and candid dialogue. It explores not an inherent perversity, but the stifling social situations and roles imposed on its characters.

What lingers after viewing is the clinical, necessary dissection of subcultural milieus, from street cruising to salon pretension. It’s a provocative work meant to challenge, not comfort. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Rosa von Praunheim

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