It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
1971 · 67 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 611 VOTES · DIR. Rosa von Praunheim
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 746 lines
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00:00:03 IT IS NOT THE HOMOSEXUAL WHO IS PERVERSE, BUT THE SOCIETY IN WHICH HE LIVES
00:01:59 That's rare.
00:04:07 is doomed to fail.
00:06:25 Is this really your first time?
00:08:00 "Working at the Cafe is fun.
00:10:24 I know it's a big mistake, as I still love him like on the first day.
00:13:07 where the lemon blossom grows
00:15:57 He feels left alone and desperate.
00:18:02 listen to songs by Zarah Leander and Marlene Dietrich
00:20:35 feelings of guilt, foisted upon them by society
00:22:59 who he might have been able to love
00:25:08 to the tantalizing adventures of which no one knows...
00:27:38 Two thousand sexual partners in the life of a gay man
00:37:45 Lust that can't be experienced directly
00:40:00 He doesn't know what else to do. Nothing matters anymore. It's as if...
00:42:13 which they hold responsible for their fate.
00:45:15 I once saw him wear bright red shoes... Disgusting!
00:51:09 and the ongoing problems at work.
00:54:07 You're afraid to show your feelings.
00:55:53 You live like a million other gays.
00:57:43 and start a conversation
00:59:28 After that, it's mostly getting dull.
01:01:40 and for many, they've become their main activities.
01:03:14 But it's not just about being accepted by the people