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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, as well as the Frankfurt neighborhood of Praunheim where he grew up. [2] A pioneer of Queer Cinema, von Praunheim has been an activist in the gay rights movement. [3]
Rosa von Praunheim, Berlinale 2018. Rosa von Praunheim (bürgerlich Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky, geboren als Holger Radtke; * 25. November 1942 in Riga) ist ein deutscher Film- und Theaterregisseur, Produzent, Autor, Professor für Regie sowie Aktivist, öffentlicher Wegbereiter und Mitbegründer der LGBTQ -Bewegung in Deutschland.
Rosa von Praunheim was born on 25 November 1942 in Riga, Ostland [now Latvia]. He is a director and writer, known for Anita: Dances of Vice (1987), Horror Vacui (1984) and Tough Love (2015). He was previously married to Carla Egerer.
Jan 19, 2020 · There has rarely been a dull moment in the life of German filmmaker and activist Rosa von Praunheim, who will receive the first-ever lifetime achievement award bestowed by the Max Ophüls...
Nov 24, 2017 · Shrill, campy and brutally honest: Director Rosa von Praunheim is a pioneer and icon of gay rights in Germany. The tireless filmmaker's latest movie is released as he celebrates his...
Rosa von Praunheim was born in 1942 as Holger Mischwitzky in Riga, Latvia. His artist name Rosa refers to the pink triangle (rosa Winkel) that homosexuals were forced to wear in the Nazi concentration camps.
Rosa von Praunheim, born Holger Bernhard Bruno Waldemar Mischwitzky, is 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.
