In this docudrama Rosa von Praunheim looks into Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s sexual orientation, especially into his erotic experiences during his travels in Italy. Contrary to the common belief, von Praunheim argues that Goethe was not a heartbreaker and conqueror after all. It was only in Italy, that he had diverse sexual experiences, not least with men. Von Praunheim bases his assumption on letters written by Goethe to his friend Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi about these sexual encounters. Some of the content of these letters is re-encated in the film. At the same time, historians and linguists analyse and classify the letters into their historical context.
Rosa von Praunheim
Director, Writer
Valentina Schütz
Writer
Rosa von Praunheim
Himself
Matthias Luckey
Goethe
Valentin Schmehl
Herzog Emil August
Thomas Linz
von Platen / Seidel
Tobias Schormann
Schiller
Max Conrad
Jacobi
Sybille Enders
Adele Schopenhauer
Petra Hartung
Gräfin Goertz
Bernhard Jarosch
Gleim
Welcome to Chechnya69%
Eldorado – Alles, was die Nazis hassen72%
I Am Divine73%
Disclosure78%
Tongues Untied66%
Riefenstahl73%
Public Speaking70%
Salinger63%
McQueen74%
Sherman's March67%
Triumph des Willens69%
The Celluloid Closet72%
Gilbert67%
Blue72%
Tab Hunter Confidential72%
Bridegroom73%
The Class of ‘9271%
Looking for Richard68%
Western Stars70%
Hitler - Eine Karriere74%
