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This film was sadly destroyed and had to be restored. But it was well done so its not that bad. At the end it may disturb the mood because it takes you out of the illusion of the film when you only have a still picture with text especially at the climax and its resolve.
But that’s due to the history of the film not the film itself.
I love the film very much because it tries to explain and tell about the matter of homosexuality and society in a non-judgemental way. A lot of films just have that “mission” to tell people to be tolerant. And they nearly force it on the viewer. Anders als die Anderen does show intolerance and the consequences but it’s not in an “attacking” way. Some may think the scenes of explanation are too long or overly done but I think they show the passion those people (here: the professor) have to explain the topic, to be heard about it and in general make it a public topic. I loved it. It was much to read, which made it a bit overwhelming but it probably is an overwhelming topic . There is more to it then “homosexuality is nothing wrong”. For examples they also explained what transvestites are and that it is something different from being homosexual.
Another scene I really liked (except all between Paul and Kurt, which are just adorable) was in the courtroom. The look on both Paul and his blackmailer and the judge who HAD TO find Paul guilty even though he didn’t want to :-/
