#anders als die andern

[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)

#anders als die andern #different from the others #filmgifs #moviegifs #usergay #classicfilmblr #dailyflicks #filmedit #worldcinemaedit #germany #1910s #lgbtedit #gayedit #cinemaspast #ours #by natty #vintage gay

[technicolorfamiliar]

✨️𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖗𝖆𝖉 𝖛𝖊𝖎𝖉𝖙✨️

01.22.1893 - 04.03.1943

#the last performance #the man who laughs #anders als die andern #the student of prague #my art #sketchbook #conrad veidt

[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.

#different from the others #anders als die andern #conrad veidt #reinhold schünzel #magnus hirschfeld #silent films #silent film #lgbtq #lgbtq history #queer history #my art

[leehallfae]

different from the others (1919) dir. richard oswald

#anyone else overwhelmed to the core by grief and love and sorrow and hope or is it just me #my screencaps #different from the others #caps #richard oswald #anders als die andern #early film #b&w #lgbt

[suchamiracle-does-exist]

Evolution of Conrad Veidt 🎬

Thanks @matthew-garth for suggesting the idea and music 🫰🏻

Such a miracle does exist on TikTok

#conrad veidt #anders als die andern #different from the others #unheimliche geschichten #eerie tales #das cabinet des dr. caligari #the cabinet of dr. caligari #das indische grabmal #the last performance #rasputin dämon der frauen #rasputin demon with women #dark journey #the spy in black #the thief of bagdad #casablanca #phonk #tiktok #fanvid

[loashipper]

My drawing of the two pretty lovers from Different from the Others (Anders als die Andern) (1919), the world's first gay film shot in Germany.

Paul, a violinist, teaches Kurt the violin, who's Paul's admirer.

Director: Rechard Oswald

Cinematographer: Max Fassbender

Conrad Veidt as Paul Körner

Fritz Schulz as Kurt Sivers

Reinhold Schünzel as Franz Bollek

Anita Berber as Kut's sister

This film can be said that it was a very progressed film at that time. It depicts two gay couples' struggles for being gay in the time when homosexual was prohibited by German constitution. We all should be aware of that film existed as a part of LGBTQ+ history!

The film was almost lost and only its fragments left. You can comprehend the plot by the intertitle. Although I almost read while watching the film, I was moved to tears. I'm queer and I could sympathize with the character's feeling in the film over 100 years ago!

It became one of my favorite films immediately after I watch it!

Also, Anita Berber, who played Kurt's sister was bisexual. She's such an icon.

(English is not my mother tongue. My sentences are sometimes strange and inappropriate so please tell me if you don't get it. Thank you for reading my blog & seeing my art!)

#fanart #artwork #lgbtq #lgbtq film #lgbtq movies #gay #film #silent film #Conrad Veidt #Anita Berber #different from the others #anders als die andern

[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)

#lgbt cinema #gay cinema #anders als die andern #different from the others #german cinema #queer history #lgbt #gay #germany #lgbt film #gay film #german film #lgbt movie #gay movies #silent movies #1919 #german movies #queer cinema #conrad veidt #fritz schulz #weimar republic #1910s #1910s movies #1910s cinema

[sci-firenegade]

Wait a minute...

I've seen that ring before...

Same ring! Conny brought is own ring when they were filming Anders als die Andern!

#useless info but i thought it neat #conrad veidt #anders als die andern #sci's musings

[sixty-silver-wishes]

Happy Pride to these two especially

#conrad veidt #different from the others #different from the others 1919 #fritz schulz #anders als die andern #kurt sivers #paul körner #silent film #pride #pride month #lgbt #gay #lgbtq #queer

[variousqueerthings]

Hiii! This question is kinda apropos of nothing but I’m curious: who is the person in your profile pic? Every time I scroll past it a little too fast I think it’s Alan Alda/Hawkeye haha

no worries (i think alan alda would be honoured, if i remember correctly, he mentioned meeting him once as a kid in his memoir). it's this fellow:

his name was conrad veidt, a famous german actor of the weimar republic, later escaped to britain and then the us to get away from the nazis with his jewish wife, Ilona Prager. he also starred in two pro-jewish films shortly after the nazis came to power in 1933 (the wandering jew, and jew süss, but i confess i haven't watched these yet, so i cannot say how well they aged) -- generally did a few films that were about Social Issues that came down on the side of the oppressed, including the woman's crusade, and the merry-go-round, as well as... (see below)

famous for some very important movies: 1. played the lead in the first movie to openly portray gay men (anders als die andern), which was produced by magnus hirschfeld and the institute of sexology in a bid to get support for legalising homosexuality -- it's free on youtube! also 105 years old, can you believe... 2. played the somnambulist in the cabinet of dr caligari, and generally was every vamp-girls/boys dream back in the day, playing in a lot of the german expressionist films and proto-horror films, and generally not afraid to play offbeat, uncomfortable roles that weren't about being an attractive leading man (eerie tales, the hands of orlac, waxworks, the man who laughs) 3. after he moved to the us, he was very happy to portray nazis to give them realism, and he plays major heinrich strasser in casablanca in 1942 (his second-last film)

i believe he was in a total of 115 films, but quite a few of them between when he started in 1917 and 1930 are lost (der januskopf, i think of you often....murnau, bela lugosi, and conrad veidt, in an adaptation of jekyll and hyde??? arghhh)

other fun facts, did occasionally crossdress and in fact this may have contributed a little to his first divorce, as his wife found him and a bunch of his friends wearing dresses one night after she came back from work -- notably conrad was in her new dress. she told a friend that this was the breaking point, but it may have partially been a joke. they did divorce though

was also at one point called the prettiest girl in berlin in print, good for him

was probably bisexual, although having said that i've actually never read why people think this -- so for now, he was a mensch and a great ally to a lot of people, a little on the queerer side in all things

i do follow a fair few conrad veidt blogs on here, but i don't talk about him often, it's one of those "am a fan, but keeping it mostly to the chest" kind of things with him -- however, as you can tell, very happy to give the Info when asked!

that's the man, the girl, the pretty boy: mr conrad veidt!

#conrad veidt #really i ought to get a book on him to fill in the gaps in my knowledge #a lot of the time im happy to just chill with what i know and different articles but.. i like a good book #weimar republic #weimar berlin #anders als die andern #queer history #queer cinema #cabinet of dr caligari #casablanca

[yes-im-a-simple-man]

them!

that’s it. thank you for your time

#blorbo from my sozialhygienische filmwerke #different from the others #anders als die andern #silent films #conrad veidt #fritz schulz #drawing #my art #1910s

[purecommemasolitude]

my dvd of anders als die aldern keeps freezing and vlc media player keeps CRASHINGGG why is my computer homophobic

#it's like halfway through too not even close to the end. SIGH #i said computer show my conrad veidt and my computer said no. die <3 #(it is a library dvd so that may be it. like it might be actually damaged.) #(BUT I HOPE NOT) #og #personal #anders als die andern

[scifirenegades-badart]

Just two boyfriends totally buddies going out for a walk on a cold winter day. Nothing to worry about, no sir.

#anders als die andern #conrad veidt #sci's bad art #wanted to draw smth cute but my brain said no #also rip kurt i wasted all my soft-faced-men-drawing abilities on ian

[wormthing]

"... what matters now is to restore honor and justice to the many thousands before us, with us, and after us. Through knowledge to justice!"

#different from the others #anders als die andern #gay #fortis arbor's art #traditional #screenshot redraw #image described #fanart #this movie......... AUGH what can i say. it was so so bittersweet. #i like that it ended with a call to action. and that call is still being demanded and answered today! more than 100 years later!!!!! #happy pride month everyone ::-)

[suchamiracle-does-exist]

Ancora 💋

Music: Mina ”Ancora ancora ancora (Mark Ronson Remix)” (2023)

#the spy in black #opium #i was a spy #das indische grabmal #anders als die andern #unheimliche geschichten #orlacs hände #conrad veidt #mina #ancora ancora ancora #mark ronson remix #fanvid #fanart #tiktok #own video #own post

[carolusofmycastle]

Dearest @i-want-my-iwtv thank you for tagging me! I love to do this kind of tag games. How lovely to see an animation included, I chose one as well. I’m a big fan of TV series and especially German ones so there are few of them. Old and new productions. 🤓

1. Babylon Berlin (2017-2021): What a way to introduce us the reality of post war era in Weimar Germany. Class society, political wars, war traumas and in the midst of all this are crimes to be solved. Perfect ending titles. 2. Anders als die Andern (1919): The film is one of the first sympathetic portrayals of homosexuals in cinema. Released on May 28 1919, when German Republic was only 6-months-old. Young Conrad Veidt in the leading role.  3. Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017): I’ve only seen season 1, but it already proved how effective it is when all the drama happens around one thing, in this case the evolution of home computers. Talented cast and script. Lee Pace is horrifyingly ravishing. 4. Viktor und Viktoria (1933): Best musical ever! The humor of the director & screenwriter Reinhold Schünzel, who teases us with the gender role-playing and cross dressing. 5. Das Boot (2018-2022): Imo Germans are the best storytellers of WWII and the N*zi regime so this show is one of the good examples to watch. 6. The Red Shoes (1948): Powell’s & Pressburger’s finest. The first 15 min nailed me and made me wonder why on Earth haven’t I seen this before. 7. Aladdin (1992): The message of the film ‘be yourself’ has always pleased me among all that Oriental beauty & magic. I draw the characters as paper dolls back then. 8. The Thief of Bagdad (1940): When the villain (elderly Conrad Veidt) is far more attractive than the hero. Beautiful Technicolor adventure film. 9. Corpus Christi (2019): Is both innocent and funny but also terrifying and sad. Opens up the religious side of the society. Polish language is my ASMR. Tagging: @missholson @wicked-felina @xxhellonursexx @auburnandamberangel and anyone who wants to join this! ���︎

#nine films & tv shows #nine fave films & tv shows #babylon berlin #anders als die andern #conrad veidt #halt and catch fire #lee pace #viktor und viktoria #reinhold schünzel #das boot #das boot 2018 #the red shoes #michael powell #emeric pressburger #aladdin #the thief of bagdad #corpus christi #tag game #i-want-my-iwtv #personal #own post