Der Einstein des Sex
The film depicts the life of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a notable German Jew and physician who pioneered the field of sexology. Central to the story is his struggle against laws criminalizing sodomy in the late 19th century. Viewers will get to know significant figures in Hirschfeld's life, including his forbidden love for Baron von Teschenberg, his young assistant Karl Giese, and the transvestite Dorchen, who served as his protector. Together, they founded the First Institute of Sexual Sciences in Berlin in 1920 and fought to maintain its existence amid the looming threat of the Third Reich in the mid-1930s.
2000 · Drama, History · Germany, Netherlands
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The film depicts the life of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a notable German Jew and physician who pioneered the field of sexology. Central to the story is his struggle against laws criminalizing sodomy in the late 19th century. Viewers will get to know significant figures in Hirschfeld's life, including his forbidden love for Baron von Teschenberg, his young assistant Karl Giese, and the transvestite Dorchen, who served as his protector. Together, they founded the First Institute of Sexual Sciences in Berlin in 1920 and fought to maintain its existence amid the looming threat of the Third Reich in the mid-1930s.
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Der Einstein des Sex (2000) is a movie on MEDIACAST.
Country: Germany, Netherlands. Genre: Drama, History. Year: 2000.
Plot: The film depicts the life of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a notable German Jew and physician who pioneered the field of sexology. Central to the story is his struggle against laws criminalizing sodomy in the late 19th century. Viewers will get to know significant figures in Hirschfeld's life, including his forbidden love for Baron von Teschenberg, his young assistant Karl Giese, and the transvestite Dorchen, who served as his protector. Together, they founded the First Institute of Sexual Sciences in Berlin in 1920 and fought to maintain its existence amid the looming threat of the Third Reich in the mid-1930s.
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