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Rosa von Praunheim

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Cinematographer / Film Producer / Writer | * 11/25/1942 (81) | Riga (Latvia)
Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, is a German film director, author, painter and one of the most famous gay rights activists in the German-speaking world. In over 50 years, von Praunheim has made more than 150 films (short and feature-length films). His works influenced the development of LGBTQ+ rights movements worldwide. He began his career associated to the New German Cinema as a senior member of the Berlin school of underground filmmaking. 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. A pioneer of Queer Cinema, von Praunheim has been an activist in the gay rights movement. He was an early advocate of AIDS awareness and safer sex. His films center on gay-related themes and strong female characters, are characterized by excess and employ a campy style. They have featured such personalities as Keith Haring, Larry Kramer, Diamanda Galás, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Judith Malina, Jeff Stryker, Jayne County, Divine and a row of Warhol superstars. ()
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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. He began his career associated to the New German Cinema as a senior member of the Berlin school of underground filmmaking. 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Talk-Shows | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Rosa von Praunheim

Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany
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Movies with Rosa von Praunheim as Actor(32)

TV Shows/Series with Rosa von Praunheim as Actor(18)

as himself2019 Chez Krömer
as himself2008 Markus Lanz
as himself2004 Im Palais
as himself1997 Nachtstudio
as himself1996 Zimmer frei!
as himself1991 DAS!
as himself1979 NDR Talk Show
as himself1978 Bio’s Bahnhof
as himself1976 Kölner Treff
as himself1974 III nach neun
as himself1973 Je später der Abend

Movies with Rosa von Praunheim as Crew(139)

Directing/Director2022 Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Production/Producer2022 Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Writing/Writer2022 Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Directing/Director2020 Operndiven - Operntunten
Directing/Director2019 Darkroom
Production/Producer2019 Darkroom
Writing/Screenplay2019 Darkroom
Directing/Director2018 Friendship of Men
Production/Producer2018 Friendship of Men
Writing/Writer2018 Friendship of Men
Directing/Director2017 ACT! Wer bin ich?
Directing/Director2017 Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
Editing/Editor2017 Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
Writing/Writer2017 Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
Directing/Director2015 Tough Love
Production/Producer2015 Tough Love
Writing/Writer2015 Tough Love
Directing/Director2014 Laura – Das Juwel von Stuttgart
Directing/Director2014 Praunheim Memoires
Directing/Director2014 Auf der Suche nach Heilern
Directing/Director2012 King of Comics
Editing/Editor2012 King of Comics
Production/Producer2012 King of Comics
Writing/Writer2012 King of Comics
Directing/Director2011 Rent Boys
Production/Producer2011 Rent Boys
Writing/Writer2011 Rent Boys
Directing/Director2010 20 × Brandenburg
Directing/Director2010 New York Memories
Directing/Director2009 24 Hours Berlin
Directing/Director2009 History of Hell
Directing/Director2008 Dead Gay Men and Living Lesbians
Directing/Director2007 Six Dead Students
Writing/Screenplay2007 Six Dead Students
Directing/Director2007 Two Mothers
Writing/Writer2007 Two Mothers
Directing/Director2005 Your Heart in My Head
Directing/Director2005 Umsonst gelebt – Walter Schwarze
Directing/Director2005 Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis
Production/Producer2005 Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis
Writing/Writer2005 Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis
Directing/Director2005 Wer ist Helene Schwarz?
Directing/Director2003 Charlotte in Sweden
Directing/Director2002 Pfui, Rosa!
Directing/Director2002 Cows Knocked Up by Fog
Writing/Screenplay2002 Cows Knocked Up by Fog
Directing/Director2002 Queens Don’t Cry
Production/Producer2002 Queens Don’t Cry
Writing/Screenplay2002 Queens Don’t Cry
Directing/Director2000 Fassbinder’s Women
Directing/Director1999 Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?
Directing/Director1996 Transexual Menace
Directing/Director1992 I Am My Own Woman
Production/Producer1992 I Am My Own Woman
Writing/Screenplay1992 I Am My Own Woman
Directing/Director1991 Stolz und schwul
Directing/Director1990 Positive
Editing/Editor1990 Positive
Production/Producer1990 Positive
Directing/Director1990 Die Weisheit
Directing/Director1990 Silence = Death
Editing/Editor1990 Silence = Death
Directing/Director1990 Survival in New York
Writing/Writer1990 Survival in New York
Directing/Director1990 Fire Under Your Ass
Directing/Director1990 Life Is Like a Cucumber
Production/Producer1990 Life Is Like a Cucumber
Writing/Writer1990 Life Is Like a Cucumber
Directing/Director1987 Anita – Dances of Vice
Editing/Editor1987 Anita – Dances of Vice
Production/Producer1987 Anita – Dances of Vice
Writing/Writer1987 Anita – Dances of Vice
Directing/Director1987 Dolly, Lotte and Maria
Production/Producer1987 Dolly, Lotte and Maria
Writing/Writer1987 Dolly, Lotte and Maria
Directing/Director1986 A Virus Knows No Morals
Production/Producer1986 A Virus Knows No Morals
Writing/Writer1986 A Virus Knows No Morals
Directing/Director1984 Horror Vacui
Writing/Writer1984 Horror Vacui
Directing/Director1983 Red Love
Writing/Writer1983 Red Love
Directing/Director1983 City of Lost Souls
Writing/Writer1983 City of Lost Souls
Directing/Director1981 Our Corpses Are Still Alive
Camera/Camera Operator1979 Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Tally Brown, New York
Directing/Director1979 Tally Brown, New York
Editing/Editor1979 Tally Brown, New York
Production/Producer1979 Tally Brown, New York
Writing/Writer1979 Tally Brown, New York
Directing/Director1979 Der 24. Stock
Directing/Director1977 George and Mike Kuchar
Directing/Director1977 Sigrid Gräfin von Richthofen
Directing/Director1976 I’m an Antistar
Directing/Director1976 Marianne Rosenberg
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Underground and Emigrants
Directing/Director1976 Underground and Emigrants
Production/Producer1976 Underground and Emigrants
Writing/Writer1976 Underground and Emigrants
Crew/Cinematography1975 Berliner Bettwurst
Directing/Director1975 Berliner Bettwurst
Production/Producer1975 Berliner Bettwurst
Writing/Writer1975 Berliner Bettwurst
Directing/Director1974 Rosa von Praunheim zeigt
Directing/Director1972 Passions
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Die Bettwurst
Directing/Director1971 Die Bettwurst
Editing/Editor1971 Die Bettwurst
Writing/Writer1971 Die Bettwurst
Directing/Director1971 Homosexuelle in New York
Directing/Director1969 Beckett in Berlin
Directing/Director1969 Schwestern der Revolution
Directing/Assistant Director1969 Neurasia
Directing/Assistant Director1968 (A)lter (A)ction
Directing/Director1968 Von Rosa von Praunheim

Additional Information

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Full Name: Holger Radtke
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Wednesday, 11/25 1942 (November) in Riga (Latvia) (current age: 81 years + 124 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: German (DE)
Educated at: Wöhlerschule, Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach, Berlin University of the Arts
Member of: Academy of Arts, Berlin, Deutsche Filmakademie, LSVD
Represented by: Video Data Bank
Rosa von Praunheim frequently works together with these people:
Mike Shephard (19x, Crew)
Elfi Mikesch (12x, Crew)
Alice Schwarzer (12x, Actress)
Oliver Sechting (11x, Crew)
Werner Schroeter (11x, Crew)
Reinhold Messner (11x, Actor)
Roger Willemsen (11x, Actor)
Gregor Gysi (11x, Actor)
Götz Alsmann (10x, Actor)
Maren Kroymann (10x, Actress)
Hellmuth Karasek (10x, Actor)
Alfred Biolek (10x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:615222, Added: 10/18/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024