7 hours ago · Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a …

Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942 – 17 December 2025), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, was a German film director, author, …

Dec 17, 2025 · Rosa von Praunheim, a key figure of the New German Cinema movement who made taboo-breaking films about queer life and scandalised the country when he outed …

Dec 19, 2025 · Hailed as a "wake-up call" to the gays, this influential film follows a man as he tried out monogamy and cruising before discovering what it truly means to be liberated.

Dec 24, 2025 · His final work, "Satanic Sow" (2025), became a legacy film: autobiogra­phical and experiment­al, serving as both a reflection on his life and a farewell. Von Praunheim described …

Dec 18, 2025 · His 1971 film "It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, but the Society in Which He Lives" is widely credited with triggering the modern gay rights movement in German …

Dec 19, 2025 · This week, the world mourns the loss of another great filmmaker, Rosa von Praunheim, the provocative gay director whose work is credited with kickstarting the LGBTQ+ …