Anders als die Andern

"2019 marked the centennial for the German hygiene film melodrama Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others), which premiered at the Apollo-Theater in Berlin, Germany, May 24, 1919. In film history, it is heralded as the first feature-length moving picture depicting explicit queer love. The film was a collaboration between Richard Oswald (who directed the film), one of the leading genre filmmakers of the 1910s, and the German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld's queer rights advocacy and scholarship transformed Berlin of the 1910s and 20s into a center for early queer studies. The film's main message calls for the abolishment of the criminalization of male same-sex love, which the sexologist pursued for decades. Its subject mater and call for reform started a series of public scandals that led its ban. Despite the public critique and harsh censure, the film became an instant hit, frequently showing to sold-out theaters.

• Anders als die Andern

  Ervin Malakaj•BOOK•2023

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  "2019 marked the centennial for the German hygiene film melodrama Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others), which premiered at the Apollo-Theater in Berlin, Germany, May 24, 1919. In film history, it is heralded as the first feature-length moving picture depicting explicit queer love. The film was a collaboration between Richard Oswald (who directed the film), one of the leading genre filmmakers of the 1910s, and the German sexologist Ma…

• Anders als die Andern

  Ervin Malakaj•BOOK•2023

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  "2019 marked the centennial for the German hygiene film melodrama Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others), which premiered at the Apollo-Theater in Berlin, Germany, May 24, 1919. In film history, it is heralded as the first feature-length moving picture depicting explicit queer love. The film was a collaboration between Richard Oswald (who directed the film), one of the leading genre filmmakers of the 1910s, and the German sexologist Ma…