What at that time taboo subject did it treat sympathetically. Pdf sexology, popular science and queer history in anders. Different from the others was the first motion picture that presented the controversial issue of homosexuality. About a famous violin virtuoso, paul played by conrad veidt, who after a concert one evening is approached by a handsome young man named kurt who idolizes and has a youthful crush on the older man. It was first released in 1919 and stars conrad veidt and reinhold schunzel. Different from the others partially missing 1919 silent. Magnus hirschfeld, who also had a small part in the film and partially funded the production through.
Different from the others is a partially missing german silent film from 1919. Different from the others is a german film produced during the weimar republic. Different from the others richard oswald collection. In 1918 the german revolution resulted in the formation of the weimar republic, and a new social democratic government was put into place which eliminated all national censorship. It is the earliestknown sympathetic portrayal of homosexuals in cinema. The story was cowritten by richard oswald and magnus hirschfeld, who also had a small part in the film and partially funded the production through his institute for sexual. Outfest legacy project is raising funds for different from the others 1919 restore this historic film. Different from the others 1919 restore this historic film. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1919 freigegeben. It was first released in 1919 and stars conrad veidt and reinhold. All copies of the film, with the exception of one incomplete version were destroyed. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Different from the others 1919 film restoration youtube. It was created by the director and screenwriter richard oswald and the psychologist dr magnus hirschfeld with the goal of liberating homosexuals from public discrimination and legal persecution.
Conrad veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. The 1919 silent film different from the others is arguably the earliest surviving cinematic work explicitly about lgbt people. It also led led to the production of some 150 films with sexual themes in 1919. The process of preservation on this title will be discussed at the screening. On may 28, 1919, the first gay rights film was released in german theaters.
References this page or section lists people that share the same given name or the. Magnus hirschfeld umgeschnittenen kurzversion uberlebt. Wenn einer diesen film als schweinerei bezeichnet, so. Drukciji od drugih je njemacki crnobijeli nijemi film snimljen 1919. This educational film full of melodrama and instructions on hygiene and medicine turned into a major hit with audiences one hundred years ago. The sexological institute in prague, founded in 1921, was the first sexological institute to be affiliated. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. In addition to the restoration of the german version still in progress the program includes a shorter russian version which, as in most extant copies, does not conform to the original release. Interesting early film dealing with homosexuality and the laws in germany at the time making it a crime punishable by a prison sentence. References this page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. Thought to have been lost for decades, german filmmaker richard oswalds 1919 picture different from the others was eventually discovered to have survived the nazi era. This was one of the first films of conrad, and he looks very young and candid in the role of the violin virtuoso.