Paragraphe 175

Original title: Paragraph 175

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Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175.Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175.Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175.

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- Rob Epstein
- Jeffrey Friedman
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- Sharon Wood
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7.7/10

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Directors
- Rob Epstein
- Jeffrey Friedman
Writer
- Sharon Wood
Stars

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Awards
- 9 wins & 7 nominations total

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Rupert Everett

Self - Narrator
(voice)

Klaus Müller

Self - Historian

Karl Gorath

Self

Pierre Seel

Self

Heinz F.

Self

Annette Eick

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Magnus Hirschfeld

Self
(archive footage)

Albrecht Becker

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Gad Beck

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Heinz Dörmer

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Adolf Hitler

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(archive footage)

Ernst Röhm

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(archive footage)

Directors
- Rob Epstein
- Jeffrey Friedman
Writer
- Sharon Wood
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The statute of Paragraph 175 was amended several times. The Nazis broadened the law in 1935 and increased its prosecutions by an order of magnitude; thousands died in concentration camps, regardless of guilt or innocence. East Germany reverted to the old version of the law in 1950, limited its scope to sex with youths under 18 in 1968, and abolished it entirely in 1988. West Germany retained the Nazi-era statute until 1969, when it was limited to "qualified cases"; it was further attenuated in 1973 and finally revoked entirely in 1994 after German reunification.

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Annette Eick: I think in all of Berlin you were free, you could do what you wanted. We had three very well known clubs. One was in the north where proletarian girls came. Usually in their Sunday best costume, their smoking costume. I was a bit scarred, I must say. If you have never seen boyish and masculine lesbians and such a heap of them. I was surprised I had to get used to it. And funnily enough, I saw one woman which looked a little bit like Marlene Dietrich. I don't know. Anyway, I wanted to get to know her; but, she didn't care for me, of course. I was a silly little girl. But, she is the one I saw occasionally later on who saved my life. Because, she was the one who sent me this permit. She went to England before.

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Falling in Love Again
Written by Friedrich Hollaender
English Lyrics by Samuel Lerner
Performed by Marlene Dietrich
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*** 1/2 Powerful stuff

Touching documentary by the creators of Common Threads: Stories From The Quilt and The Celluloid Closet that interviews survivors of the Holocaust who had been interred in concentration camps for being homosexual. Directors Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein cleverly use real footage and very powerful interviews, all linked by Rupert Everett's narration to tell a very powerful story and make a very difficult, if not always unforgettable, film. It's not as zesty as The Celluloid Closet was, due to its subject matter naturally, nor is it as compelling as their Oscar-winning effort of 1984 The Times of Harvey Milk, mostly due to a somewhat wobbly narrative, but it's definitely a worthy piece of work, especially since the men who do tell their stories onscreen are at turns brave, wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable.