Rosa von Praunheim

Rosa von Praunheim

Directing

Rosa von Praunheim, born Holger Bernhard Bruno Waldemar Mischwitzky, was a German film director, author, painter and the most famous gay rights activist in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A prolific director, he has made over seventy feature films. He began his career associated to the New German Cinema as a senior member of the Berlin school of underground filmmaking. He took the artistic female name Rosa von Praunheim to remind people of the pink triangle that homosexuals had to wear in Nazi concentration camps.

Filmography

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Satanic Sow Satanic Sow 2025 Thirty Years with the Whip ★ 6.4 Thirty Years with the Whip 2024 Glückskind: Der schwule Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist 80 ★ 5.0 Glückskind: Der schwule Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist 80 2022 Rex Gildo: The Last Dance ★ 4.1 Rex Gildo: The Last Dance 2022 Die Nachtigall – Der grausame Sohn Die Nachtigall – Der grausame Sohn 2021 Smart Berlin – Der „Stutti“ Smart Berlin – Der „Stutti“ 2020 Operndiven - Operntunten ★ 8.0 Operndiven - Operntunten 2020 Darkroom ★ 5.4 Darkroom 2019 Friendship of Men ★ 4.3 Friendship of Men 2018 Survival in Berlin-Neukölln ★ 2.0 Survival in Berlin-Neukölln 2017 ACT! Wer bin ich? ★ 8.0 ACT! Wer bin ich? 2017 My Wonderful West Berlin ★ 6.3 My Wonderful West Berlin 2017 Desire Will Set You Free ★ 4.5 Desire Will Set You Free 2015 Tough Love ★ 5.9 Tough Love 2015 Praunheim Memoires Praunheim Memoires 2015 Vater Vater 2015 Hitler und Jesus – eine Liebesgeschichte Hitler und Jesus – eine Liebesgeschichte 2014 Auf der Suche nach Heilern Auf der Suche nach Heilern 2014 Mario Wirz Mario Wirz 2014 Laura – Das Juwel von Stuttgart Laura – Das Juwel von Stuttgart 2014 I Feel Like Disco ★ 5.5 I Feel Like Disco 2013 Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim 2012 I am a Poem I am a Poem 2012 Germans Taste the Best Germans Taste the Best 2012 King of Comics ★ 4.5 King of Comics 2012 Rent Boys ★ 5.3 Rent Boys 2011 20 × Brandenburg ★ 5.0 20 × Brandenburg 2010 New York Memories ★ 4.8 New York Memories 2010 History of Hell ★ 1.0 History of Hell 2009 On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema 2009 24 Hours Berlin ★ 9.0 24 Hours Berlin 2009 Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please? ★ 5.1 Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please? 2008 Dead Gay Men and Living Lesbians ★ 3.5 Dead Gay Men and Living Lesbians 2008 Der Rosa Riese Der Rosa Riese 2008 Six Dead Students Six Dead Students 2007 Two Mothers Two Mothers 2007 Mit Olga auf der Wolga Mit Olga auf der Wolga 2007 Your Heart in My Head ★ 4.6 Your Heart in My Head 2005 Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis ★ 6.1 Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis 2005 Who is Helene Schwarz? ★ 7.0 Who is Helene Schwarz? 2005 Schwein gehabt – Joe Luga Schwein gehabt – Joe Luga 2005 Liebe und Leid – Albrecht Becker Liebe und Leid – Albrecht Becker 2005 Umsonst Gelebt: Walter Schwarze ★ 8.0 Umsonst Gelebt: Walter Schwarze 2005 Charlotte in Sweden ★ 8.0 Charlotte in Sweden 2003 Ratten 07 – Im Berliner Dschungel Ratten 07 – Im Berliner Dschungel 2003 Cows Knocked Up by Fog ★ 8.0 Cows Knocked Up by Fog 2002 Pfui, Rosa! ★ 9.0 Pfui, Rosa! 2002 Queens Don’t Cry ★ 4.5 Queens Don’t Cry 2002 Fassbinder's Women ★ 5.3 Fassbinder's Women 2000 Wonderful Wrodow ★ 9.0 Wonderful Wrodow 2000 The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld ★ 5.4 The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld 2000 Gay Courage: 100 Years of the Gay Movement ★ 3.0 Gay Courage: 100 Years of the Gay Movement 1998 Transexual Menace ★ 5.0 Transexual Menace 1996 Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity ★ 5.3 Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity 1995 Meine Oma hatte einen Nazipuff ★ 9.0 Meine Oma hatte einen Nazipuff 1994 I Am My Own Woman ★ 4.6 I Am My Own Woman 1992 Stolz und schwul ★ 8.0 Stolz und schwul 1991 Ein Mann namens Pis Ein Mann namens Pis 1991 Life Is Like a Cucumber ★ 6.7 Life Is Like a Cucumber 1990 Fire Under Your Ass ★ 10.0 Fire Under Your Ass 1990 Positive ★ 4.2 Positive 1990 Silence = Death ★ 5.1 Silence = Death 1990 Die Weisheit Die Weisheit 1990 Survival in New York ★ 8.0 Survival in New York 1989 Anita – Dances of Vice ★ 4.9 Anita – Dances of Vice 1988 Dolly, Lotte and Maria ★ 9.0 Dolly, Lotte and Maria 1987 A Virus Knows No Morals ★ 4.8 A Virus Knows No Morals 1986 Horror Vacui ★ 4.6 Horror Vacui 1984 The Bite ★ 5.8 The Bite 1984 Red Love ★ 7.0 Red Love 1983 City of Lost Souls ★ 5.7 City of Lost Souls 1983 Our Corpses Are Still Alive ★ 10.0 Our Corpses Are Still Alive 1981 Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot ★ 7.0 Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot 1979 Der 24. Stock ★ 7.0 Der 24. Stock 1979 Tally Brown, New York ★ 7.5 Tally Brown, New York 1979 Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts ★ 4.0 Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts 1979 George and Mike Kuchar ★ 10.0 George and Mike Kuchar 1977 Sigrid Gräfin von Richthofen ★ 7.0 Sigrid Gräfin von Richthofen 1977 I’m an Antistar ★ 10.0 I’m an Antistar 1976 Underground and Emigrants ★ 7.0 Underground and Emigrants 1976