''Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts'' (german: Armee der Liebenden oder Aufstand der Perversen) is a 1979

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directed by

Rosa von Praunheim 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 ov ...

.Kuzniar, ''The Queer German Cinema'', p. 89 For example, the film was shown at the University of California's Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in 1982.

Plot

The film is about the state and development of the

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movement in the US after the

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of 1969.

Awards

* 1979: Nomination for the Gold Hugo at the

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Reception

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wrote in the

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: "''Army of Lovers'' has its own moments of sentimental stridency, but it´s a heartfelt, challenging, and often stirring film that deserves the widest possible audience."

Notes

References

*Kuzniar, Alice. ''The Queer German Cinema'', Stanford University Press, 2000, *Murray, Raymond. ''Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video''. TLA Publications, 1994,

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts 1979 films German LGBT-related films West German films Films directed by Rosa von Praunheim 1979 LGBT-related films Documentary films about gay men 1970s German films