It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
Directed by Rosa von Praunheim
Produced by WDR, Bavaria Film
A sociological examination of gay life and desire in 1970s Berlin, tracing one young man's restless movement through different communities and relationships, questioning authenticity and belonging.
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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Is It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
