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18 apr 2018 · "The Third Sex" (1957) AKA “Bewildered Youth” AKA “He Married an Actress” AKA "Anders Als Du und Ich (§ 175)" AKA "Das Dritte Geschlecht"What can you possibl...
Handsome young Klaus is being led to the homo darkside by his effeminate friend Manfred, with the bewitching power of atonal music and abstract art. His father is having none of it and, after an adventure in a drag bar, reports local homosexual 'recruiter' Dr. Winkler to the police.
- Veit Harlan
- Arca-Filmproduktion
The original title of this film and the title under which it appeared uncensored in Austria was "The Third Sex". This expression does not date from the "Hitler era" as one rather hysterical reviewer suggests but from the Weimar period.
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- Drama
- Veit Harlan
- 1958-05-30
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Different from You and Me (§175)centers around the well-to-do Teichmann family in Berlin. Klaus, the 17-year-old son of Werner and Christa Teichmann, has begun to lead a life that increasingly worries his parents. Although he is an outstanding student, Klaus spends most of his free time with Manfred, a low academic achiever raised by a relatively p...
Background
The film, based on an idea by Robert Pilchowski, was produced during an era when, in Germany, homosexual acts between men was criminal under the German Criminal Code §175. It was the aim of Hans Giese[de], a homosexual emancipation activist who served as scientific advisor to the film, to shift public opinion toward reforming and liberalizing the law. It was Veit Harlan, of all people, the protégé of Joseph Goebbels and director of the classic anti-Semitic propaganda film Jud Süß (1940), who...
Writing and pre-production
The film is based on a screenplay written by Felix Lützkendorf[de] entitled Eltern klagen an (Parents Accuse), which was intended to serve as a warning about the dangers supposedly presented by homosexuality. In a letter to the production company, Harlan argued for a more nuanced approach: "I think what's missing in the script is the fact that there are two types of homosexuals - namely those who have been handicapped by nature, and those who criminally violate nature. The latter act based ei...
Production and censorship
The film was shot between May 8 and June 3, 1957, and premiered in several Viennese cinemas on August 29, 1957, with the original title The Third Sex (German: Das dritte Geschlecht). The release in West Germany was, however, initially blocked by the West German film industry censorship and rating agency FSK, which stated that this film was overly sympathetic toward homosexuality and would be welcomed only by homosexuals, while "all the population who retain their sense of morality and justice...
After a number of scenes were dropped, reshot, or redubbed, the film was finally approved for release in West Germany under the new title Different from You and Me (§175); meanwhile, it continued to run unaltered and under its original title in Austria. The West German premiere in Stuttgart on October 31, 1957, was followed by protest actions and d...
Different from You and Me at IMDbDifferent from You and Me at Filmportal.de (in German)The Third Sex is a film directed by Veit Harlan with Paula Wessely, Paul Dahlke, Hans Nielsen, Ingrid Stenn .... Year: 1957. Original title: Anders als du und ich. Synopsis: Klaus is a young man in post-war Berlin.
- Veit Harlan
- Paula Wessely
The Third Sex (titolo originale: Anders als du und ich ( § 175), The Others Like You and Me) è un film tedesco diretto da Veit Harlan, uscito nel 1957.
The Third Sex may refer to: The Third Sex (band), an American queercore band. The Third Sex (film), the working title of the 1957 German film Different from You and Me. "The Third Sex", an episode of the American TV series Taboo. Das 3. Geschlecht ("The Third Sex"), a German magazine.
