#different from the others

[leehallfae]

different from the others (1919) dir. richard oswald

[dailyworldcinema]

Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others) (1919) Directed by Richard Oswald

"Widely considered the first feature-length film aimed specifically at a gay audience, made all the more significant for its humanistic depiction of gay men and its explicit plea for the end of their social and legal persecution." (x)

[celluloidrainbow]

ANDERS ALS DIE ANDERN (1919) dir. Richard Oswald Paul Korner is a homosexual musician who falls in love with his protégé Kurt. Unfortunately, the two are seen walking hand in hand by the blackmailer Franz. Though Paul agrees to Franz's demands at first, it gets out of hand and he ends up refusing to pay, resulting in dire consequences for the lovers. This film was intended as a polemic against the then-current laws under Germany's Paragraph 175, and it is believed to be the first pro-gay film in the world. (link in title)

[makingqueerhistory]

Different from the Others (Anders Als Die Andern) was the first film to portray queer people positively and explicitly and was released in 1919. Made by queer activists in Berlin, it remains an artifact of queer resistance.

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[vertigodoom]

A series of chibi portraits of Conrad Veidt's roles(pt. 1)

[jvlesx]

According to the Library of Congress, 75% of all silent films are completely lost. It's tragic to me that so many films will never be seen again. I wanted to do a series of drawings in which I make tributes to these lost films based on the information available. Idk I'm a nerd ok

Different from the Others (Anders als die Andern) was a German film that came out in 1919. The story followed two men and their romantic love for eachother; social criticism, however, leads one man to commit suicide after he is outed. The film argues for the inclusion and normalization of homosexuals, and argues against the law at the time, which stated that homosexuality was a criminal offense. The film is the first of its kind to depict homosexuality in a positive light.

It amassed controversy upon its release and was quickly pulled from public theaters. Despite the backlash, many viewers were reportedly "moved to tears" by the tragic ending. The Weimar Republic enacted censorship laws, and the film henceforth was only allowed to be shown in private viewings to psychiatrists and doctors. Later, the Nazis destroyed all remaining copies, with only fragments of the film and photos surviving. It is now considered a partially lost film, given that only a few segments remain.

[lordofthesoups]

Links to films I have hanging around

Most of these are either sci-fi or horror.

Please bear in mind the age of some of these films when watching they will not be 100% cohesive to modern views.

Most of these are links to internet archive. There are also links to wikipedia and youtube.

1920s- mainly german expressionism:

The cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)

The man who laughs (1928)

Nerves (1919)

Nosferatu (1922)

Metropolis (1927)

Genuine (1920)

The phantom carriage (1921)

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) <- oldest surviving animated film 

Die Nibelungen (1924) -> i warn you it is 6 hours long. Has the first dragon ever shown on a screen though

Different from the others (1919) 

This is one of my favourite films and also the saddest film I have ever watched. It is the first film to show homosexuality in a positive light. 

The majority of the film was destroyed by the Nazis.

Definitely worth a watch if you are interested in LGBTQ history.

30s horror:

Frankenstein (1931)

The bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Dracula (1931)

M (1931)

Freaks (1932)

1940s:

The mark of Zorro (1940)

Sci-fi B movies:

The green slime (1968) <- my favourite 

Fire maidens from outer space (1956)  <- worst film i have ever had the pleasure to watch

It came from outer space (1953) <- a classic

Animated:

La Planète sauvage (english version) (1973)

Akira   (1988)

Janos Vitez (1973)

Ballerina on boat  (1969)

Experimental: 

Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Musicals:

The rocky horror picture show (1975)

Little shop of horrors (1966) <- i am being slightly sneaky putting this here since this is actually the original film that inspired the musical 

Cabaret:

Joel Grey live (1988)

Movie (1972)

Alan Cumming at the Donmar warehouse (1993) <- my favourite 

A google drive of over the garden wall i found while getting these films

[mrmousetolliver]

Anders als du und ich (§175) (1957) directed by Viet Harlan. Also known as Different from You and Me (§175), Bewildered Youth, The Third Sex, and a few other titles depending on what country you're in. The story concerns Klaus, a 17 year old student who's parents, Werner and Christa Teichmann, are worried about his relationship with Manfred, a lower class friend from school. They become even more concerned when they find out Manfred has introduced Klaus to the antique dealer Boris Winkler, who hosts decadent all-male get-togethers at his home, featuring avant-garde electronic music and freestyle wrestling by scantily clad young men. When Werner and Christa Teichmann get wind of this, they visit a psychologist, who cautions them that their son is in danger of being turned into a homosexual and that his parents should encourage him to socialize with girls his age. Werner Teichmann confronts Winkler in his home, while Christa Teichmann convinces Gerda, their housemaid, to seduce Klaus to cure him of his homosexuality. Her plans works but she is taken to court at the instigation of Boris Winkler, where she is found guilty of procuring the relationship between Klaus and Gerda. (Source:Wikipedia) The movie is available on Youtube. It's worth a view for historical purposes but also for party tips from Boris Winkler.

[chokopoppo]

Hey!! Now that the fic's posted, I can share this deleted scene from Different from the Others. This section was intended to be set between the scene where Renee does Maude's hair, and the arrival in Philadelphia.

Ultimately, it was unfinished/cut because it didn't feel necessary, and writing it was taking long enough that it was making me feel anxious about the timeline to completion. When I abandoned it, I decided to harvest it for parts, which were repurposed for the conversation with Mrs. Heffron.

Enjoy!

It’s a three day drive from Morgan City to Philadelphia. They take backroads up to New Orleans, then hop on Route 11 and ride all the way up. Maude sends them on their way with cold boudin and corn meal bread and bottles of beer to have for lunch on the first day.

There’s a relief to be just the three of them again, chatting in the car, pulling off on the side of the road to stretch out and eat. Renee asks Eugene, while they sit next to each other on the hood, if they’ll need to find a motel to spend the night, and he lays back and tells her not to worry about it. “Babe says he has a plan,” he tells her.

“You have a plan?” She asks Babe, who’s sitting on the roof of the auto.

“Sure,” Babe says, “as long as you’ve got two nickels.”

It really is a skill, Renee thinks, when they pull into the next town for petrol. She gives Babe a nickel, and watches him saunter into a phone booth, easy as anything. He plugs in a coin, leans casually against the speaker, gives the operator a number off the top of his head without even checking the yellow pages—twirling the cord around one finger—and then, grinning, “hey, sarge, how the hell are you? Listen, me and Eugene, we’re coming up from Louisiana and it’s gonna be dark by the time we hit West Virginia–”

Everybody likes Babe, she thinks to herself, watching him laugh, framed by the open door of the phone booth. He has a way of strolling through the world as though everyone is his friend, and in that way, they are. There would be a kind of audaciousness in not liking Babe. It would be a statement, to dislike him.

Even knowing that, it had come as a surprise to her how much she had liked him.

Renee knows how she feels, and so it would be sensible if she jealously hated Babe, or at least felt some kind of pang when she saw him. Heroines in the terrible books she keeps swearing to stop buying are always having pangs when they see the beautiful fiancee of their paramour. She ought to feel something.

But it feels impossible to hold any kind of negative feeling against Babe at all. Every time she tries, he glances over his shoulder at her and grins, and she gets a giddy feeling in her stomach and wants to laugh to let it out. Maybe that’s why she smiles so readily at him, why she can’t help but encourage him. He glances back at her now, as she goes inside to pay for the pump, and she grins reflexively before looking away.

They don’t pay to stay anywhere, the whole drive up. Babe points out the places they’ll have to pull off the highway on the map when they get back in the auto. “Bill and Fran are on vacation in Knoxville for the holiday,” he explains quite smugly, “and he says we can come along for the night as long as we get up to some trouble with him. And I gave Lip a call, and he says his ma always has a spare room and she’ll put us up, no problem.”

Eugene gives him a look. “You don’t think the Guarneres will mind?”

“When Bill minds, he just tells me to fuck off,” Babe says smugly–and then, covering his mouth and glancing back at Renee, “I mean–he tells me–”

“I know the word,” Renee says, almost laughing. “If they’re vacationing alone, will they have a bed for you?”

“Definitely not,” Babe says, “but I know they got a couch, we’ll put you up on that. And we know how to sleep on some hard ground, we’ll be alright.”

“Oh,” Renee says, slightly embarrassed, glancing at Eugene, “but–don’t you–”

“Free room and board,” Eugene says, grinning back at Babe, “minus some key details, huh?”

And it’s true; they don’t pay for a thing the whole rest of the drive to Philadelphia. The Guarneres are loud and lovely. Renee has to introduce herself, hesitating when Fran asks who she is to the boys. “A friend,” she answers, awkwardly; and then, when she gets the eyebrow, adds “for now.”

“Careful with Babe,” Fran advises her, mixing a pair of martinis on the sidebar, “he chases skirt something awful, but he’s not the ‘committing’ type.”

“Is any flirt?” Renee asks, which makes Fran laugh. “Can I tell you something awful?”

“I love ‘awful’,” Fran says.

“I think he’s taking me home because I’m the type his mother will like,” Renee tells her.

Fran blows out a stream of smoke dismissively. “Oh, I thought you were going to say you’ve seen him with other girls,” she says. “That’s not ‘awful’, it’s just about typical for men. Bill’s a rarity–most men value their mother’s opinion far above their girl’s. Does it bother you?”

Renee shrugs. “Not really,” she admits. “Shouldn’t it?”

Fran makes a noncommittal noise. “We’d like to see him married,” she says, “but I’m not holding my breath. Sometimes, a man’s wife is his best friend, and sometimes–” here, she glances across the room, where Eugene and Babe are engaged in raucous conversation with Bill, “--his best friend is his wife.”

For a moment, Renee glances at Fran, and wonders if she knows. She will go on wondering. It is not the sort of thing you ask.

“All the same,” Fran adds, “if he does marry you, you’d better know Bill and I swing.”

Renee almost spits.

It’s true that there’s no spare bed in the Guarnere’s rental, so the three of them sleep in the living room, too tired from the travel to complain. Like gentlemen, Babe and Eugene do insist on Renee sleeping on the couch, which she does in her day clothes for modesty. The boys strip cushions and pillows off the rest of the furniture and sleep in a pile. Renee giggles when she sees them in the morning; somehow, they remind her of a burrow of raccoons.

Bill’s the only one up when they head off. “It’s Fran’s vacation, too,” he tells Babe, “she let you schlubs crash, so I’m letting her sleep in.”

He feeds them eggs, bacon, and toast, and laughs at the special pleasure Renee takes in eating it. “It’s so American,” she tries to explain, “when you think of an American breakfast, it’s always eggs, bacon, and toast. And black coffee!”

“Good thing you like it,” he tells her, “I can’t make anything else!”

This turns out to be absolutely true; when Renee takes out the wax paper-wrapped sandwiches Bill sent along for them, they’re bacon, egg, and cheese. They pull off into the parking lot of The World’s Third Biggest Thermometer!! to eat them, along with some cold pop bottles they bought at the last petrol station. 

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 64: Assorted Other Performances IV

These Questions are the result of suggestions from the previous iteration.

This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct grouping.

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration.

I know a lot of people wanted to know why I chose L'apres Midi d'un Faune instead of Printemps on the first poll. Honestly I'd want to see both, but it was the Rudolf Nureyev's Faune tween me fell in love with when it was newly filmed. Rite of Spring didn't speak to me until I was a little older. It was arbitrary, and Printemps was always going to end up on a later poll. The enthusiasm for it was heart warming.

** London After Midnight is particularly lamented lost media so it gets it's own slot.

*** These are: Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Borodin. They did not fit in the slot.

[gayboyvampire]

Wish we had full version of that film today.

[regicidal-defenestration]

Different from the Others (1919) is a political rallying cry more than it is a story, but my favourite part of the plot so far is when it turns to the audience to say "And now time for a lecture from Magnus Hirschfeld, take it away Magnus!" and Hirschfeld as himself spends a solid few paragraphs talking about homosexuality and transgenderism as good as anyone in 1919 could hope for

[fabiansociety]

sometimes the internet is still good — i checked out a copy of the celluloid closet from the library, and vito russo talks about this pro-gay movie funded by the hirschfeld institute and starring conrad veidt, and how it's been lost, and you know there's a copy on the internet archive for free? it's not the complete movie — that was apparently successfully destroyed by the nazis, or at least a complete version hasn't turned up yet — but it's more than was available when the book came out, and it's just… it's there. you can watch it. the nazis tried to destroy it and they failed and now you can watch it. it got censored so hard a year after it came out that you could only see it if you were a doctor or a lawyer and it's just free now. that's wonderful.

[tasmaniandaredevil]

Anyway, ask me about my early film favorites, aka Boris Karloff and Conrad Veidt

[fawnl3t]