DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS (1919)
(Ander Als die Andern)
Directed by Richard Oswald
Written by Richard Oswald + Magnus Hirschfeld
Produced by Richard Oswald
Starring Conrad Veidt + Fritz Schulz + Reinhold Schünzel
+ Anita Berber + Magnus Hirschfeld + Karl Giese
Cinematography by Max Fassbender
Widely regarded as the first pro-gay film in cinema history, Different From the Others (Anders als die Andern, 1919) is a groundbreaking German silent film co-written by sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld.
Made during the Weimar Republic era, the film boldly challenged anti-homosexual laws and societal prejudice, telling the tragic love story of two men in a society that criminalizes their relationship.
Courageous and compassionate, it remains a landmark in LGBTQ film history—a defiant call for understanding and reform nearly a century ahead of its time.
MUSIC
Piano Concerto, Op.3 (1874)
Composer: Moritz Moszkowski
Performer: Ludmil Angelov
Courtesy of MusOpen
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