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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
German	Der Einstein des Sex
Directed by	Rosa von Praunheim
Written by	Chris Kraus Valentin Passoni
Starring	Kai Schumann [de] Friedel von Wangenheim Otto Sander Ben Becker Meret Becker Wolfgang Völz
Cinematography	Elfi Mikesch
Edited by	Mike Shephard
Music by	Karl-Ernst Sasse
Release date	1999 (1999)
Country	Germany
Language	German

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

• 1999: Nomination for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Festival[3]

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

External links

• Der Einstein des Sex at IMDb

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