Pfui, Rosa!

  • October 2002
  • 1hr

    10mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Rosa von Praunheim,

    Ingo J. Biermann,

    Starring

    René Krummenacher,

    German iconoclast filmmaker and gay-rights activist Rosa vonPraunheim examines his own life and career in the documentary Phooey Rosa! With a quickly paced editing style, the film is a mix of personal banter, candid interviews, and clips from his filmography. It also includes footage from his early film Bed Sausage to his later work Neurosia. At the age of 60, vonPraunheim reveals intimate details about his past relationships and his childhood growing up after WWII. He also implicates some of his friends and inspirations, including Luzi Kryn and Rainer Kranach.