''Die andere Liebe'' (''The Other Love'') is a 1988

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

public education documentary film directed by Axel Otten and Helmut Kißling. It is 34 minutes long and in German with English subtitles.''Die andere Liebe'' on th
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Retrieved 7 July 2018The Other Love (Die andere Liebe)
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Retrieved 6 July 2018 It was the first film produced by East Germany's state-run DEFA film studios that dealt with the subject of homosexuality. It was commissioned by the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden. It was made in co-operation with gay and lesbian activists in East Germany and includes interviews with lesbians and gay men talking about their lives. The film was aiming to convey official state acceptance of homosexuality. Initially it was jointly directed by Otten and Kißling, but during production Kißling fled to the west leaving Otten to finish the film.Frackman, Kyle (2016
The Other Love in the Other Germany: East German Film, Media, and Social Change for Gay Rights
Presented at the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German annual conference on 30 May 2016 in Calgary, Alberta. Retrieved 7 July 2018 ''Die andere Liebe'' premiered on 2 November 1988 at the

Kino Babylon The Kino Babylon is a cinema in the Mitte neighbourhood of Berlin and part of a listed building complex at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz opposite the Volksbühne theatre. The building was erected 1928–29. It was designed by the architect Hans Poelzig i ...

in Berlin. DEFA's only feature film dealing with gay themes, ''Coming Out'', premiered a year later, on 9 November 1989 at the Kino International. The actor

Dirk Kummer Dirk Kummer (born 29 September 1966 in Hennigsdorf) is a German actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing movies ''Sugar Sand'' (2017), ''Wohin mit den Witwen'' (1999) and ''Rosenzweig's Freedom'' (1998). Early life Kum ...

, who played 'Matthias' in ''Coming Out'', appears in ''Die andere Liebe'' being interviewed with his boyfriend.Frackman, Kyle (2018) "Shame and Love: East German Homosexuality Goes to the Movies". In Frackman, Kyle; Steward, Faye (eds.) ''Gender and Sexuality in East German Film: Intimacy and Alienation''. Rochester, NY: Camden House

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''Die andere Liebe'' aims to promote understanding and tolerance in the heterosexual community via interviews with gay men and lesbians. It states that there were an estimated three quarters of a million gay and lesbian people in the GDR, which at that time had a total population of about 16.5 million. It talks about the vulnerability of gay and lesbian people and the prejudice against them, including violent attacks. Workplace problems are discussed. Young gay and lesbian people discuss the process of coming out and the emotional problems they experienced as they learned to accept their sexual identity. A mother talks about how she learned to accept her gay son by becoming better informed about homosexuality. The desire for long term personal relationships beyond casual contact in gay venues is examined.

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Audio of Die andere Liebe on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andere Liebe, Die 1988 films 1988 documentary films German short documentary films East German films 1980s short documentary films German LGBT-related films Documentary films about LGBT topics 1988 LGBT-related films 1980s German films

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