Anders als die Andern

One of the first gay-themed films in the history of cinema, Anders als die Andern / Different from the Others was banned at the time of its release, later burned by the Nazis and was believed lost for more than forty years.
Using recently discovered film segments, still photos and censorship documents from different archives, Filmmuseum München has resurrected this truly groundbreaking silent film.
Also included is the restoration of a short version of the film which Magnus Hirschfeld used for his anthology Gefahren der Liebe / Laws of Love as well as a documentation of the disputes with the German censorship.








Anders als die Andern (1919), 51'
Different from the others (1919), 51'
Piano score by Joachim Bärenz
Gesetze der Liebe: Schuldlos geächtet! (1927), 40'
Music score by Bernd Schultheis
Gefährliche Neigungen - Die Skandalgeschichte von "Anders als die andern" (2000), 7'

Original documents by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld and a letter exchange between Richard Orwald and Veit Harlan, the director of Anders als du und ich as ROM features (only in German).
DVD edited by: Filmmuseum München, Goethe-Institut München

4:3 (PAL) / 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 / German intertitles / English subtitles



tags: gay, homosexualiteit