The Einstein of Sex

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 Einstein of Sex
Theatrical release poster
GermanDer Einstein des Sex
Directed byRosa von Praunheim
Written byChris Kraus
Valentin Passoni
StarringKai Schumann, Friedel von Wangenheim, Otto Sander, Ben Becker, Meret Becker, Wolfgang Völz
CinematographyElfi Mikesch
Edited byMike Shephard
Music byKarl-Ernst Sasse
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The film was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival and at the São Paulo International Film Festival in 2000, among others.[1][2]

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 für 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

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."[4]

Notes
  1. "Der Einstein des Sex". Mubi. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. "DER EINSTEIN DES SEX - LEBEN UND WERK DES DR. HIRSCHFELD". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. "Rosa von Praunheim - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. "»Der Einstein des Sex«". Der Spiegel. 12 March 2000. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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