Different from the Others
Alternative title: Anders als die Andern

Directed by Richard Oswald

Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.
Different from the Others is one of the most important surviving early gay films, made in 1919 as a direct argument against Germany’s Paragraph 175. Its style is inevitably dated, but its sympathy, political courage and historical significance remain extraordinary.

Different from the Others

Alternative title: Anders als die Andern

Directed by Richard Oswald

Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.

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Different from the Others is one of the most important surviving early gay films, made in 1919 as a direct argument against Germany’s Paragraph 175. Its style is inevitably dated, but its sympathy, political courage and historical significance remain extraordinary.