It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
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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It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 4, 1971
Runtime
1h 7m
Genres
Drama, Documentary, History
User Score
51%
Original Title
Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt
Production Companies
WDR, Bavaria Film
Director
Rosa von Praunheim
Description
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.
