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Die Lila Leinwand - Queer German Cinema

Work in Progress. Suggestions welcome.

Also check out my Favourite Queer German Films

Besides the movies I know to be queer most of them are from different books and articles on the topic. So some of these might be a headscratcher.
Also there is no clear definition of "queer", "german" or "cinema". Queer could be explicit representation, made by queer people, being important for queer culture, implicit representation. German is mostly german language, so also swiss and austrian productions. But also some international productions set in german-speaking countries or made by germans. Cinema for this list is everything that is on Letterboxd. Ofcourse TV, Home-Videos, Internet-Videos, Video-Installations are also part of Film-History, even if they arent (well) represented on this website.

One Day Ill write a comprehensive History on Queer German Cinema. Stay tuned!

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  • Moren tanzt
  • Hurra! Einquartierung!
  • From a Man's Girlhood
  • The Student of Prague
  • Zapata's Gang
  • Miss Bellboy
  • The ABC of Love
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • I Don't Want to Be a Man
  • Different from the Others
  • Moral und Sinnlichkeit
  • A Man's Girlhood
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • The Head of Janus
  • Hamlet
  • Steinach Film
  • Michael
  • Oberst Redl
  • Ways to Strength and Beauty
  • Impetuous Youth
  • Heaven on Earth
  • The Masked Mannequin
  • Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!
  • Lady Juan
  • Sex in Chains
  • Sir or Madame
  • Pandora's Box
  • Diary of a Lost Girl
  • The Blue Angel
  • Borderline
  • Morocco
  • Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf
  • Love's Command
  • Mädchen in Uniform
  • Vampyr
  • The Mystery of Gender
  • Die Tochter des Regiments
  • Anna and Elizabeth
  • The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel
  • Victor and Victoria
  • Charley's Aunt
  • Black Fighter Johanna
  • Farewell Waltz
  • Peter
  • Joan of Arc
  • The Young Count
  • Hot Blood
  • Love in Stunt Flying
  • Capriccio
  • We're Dancing Around the World
  • Two Worlds
  • Paisan
  • Germany, Year Zero
  • Das Mädchen Christine
  • The Trip to Marrakesh
  • Fanfares of Love
  • Fritz und Friederike
  • Charley's Aunt
  • Teenage Wolfpack
  • Viktor und Viktoria
  • Confessions of Felix Krull
  • The Third Sex
  • The Spessart Inn
  • Girls in Uniform
  • Lulu
  • Tonio Kröger
  • Dream A40
  • The City Tramp
  • Young Törless
  • Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter
  • Therese and Isabelle
  • Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 1. Teil
  • The Shield and the Sword
  • Katja Mann: A Life with Thomas Mann
  • A Woman Needs Loving
  • Argila
  • Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 2. Teil
  • Kiss Me Monster
  • School of Fear
  • Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
  • Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
  • Love Is Colder Than Death
  • Double Face
  • Die Mädchen der Madame
  • Freedom to Love
  • The Damned
  • Sisters of Revolution
  • Katzelmacher
  • Eika Katappa
  • Baal
  • Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli
  • Dorian Gray
  • Sex Freedom in Germany
  • Hard Women
  • Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual
  • Abarten der körperlichen Liebe
  • Gods of the Plague
  • Psychology of the Orgasm
  • The American Soldier
  • Der Bomberpilot