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      Different From the Others

      1919 50m Drama List
      Reviews 64% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Two male musicians fall in love in 1920s Germany, until blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn. Read More Read Less

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B Mar 3, 2013 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies Notable for its surprisingly modern attitude toward homosexuality. Rated: 3/5 May 2, 2006 Full Review Matt Bailey Not Coming to a Theater Near You The film is as much a political entreaty as it is a dispassionate educational discourse. Dec 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      david l Different from the Others is a seminal early LGBT work that should be respected for its important message and inspirational dialogue, but it needs to be appreciated more how great of a movie it is in its own right. The storyline is not only surprisingly progressive, but also downright entertaining with its thrilling elements working splendidly. The intertitles are terrific, the emotion is felt and Conrad Veidt killed it one truly amazing, scene-stealing performance. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Very probably one of the first openly Homosexual Lead Performance played by Conrad Veight who was the SS General in Casablanca in 1943. The story of a famed violinist who develops a crush on his younger student is caught and blackmailed by a conniving citizen. Much of the film is lost but with missing fragments, inter-titles & still photographs a short 50 minute version survives that does tell a story. A very significant & important film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This 1919 German silent film has to be the earliest queer film I've seen. This, along with two other films made in Weimar Germany - 'Michael' and 'Sex in Chains' - stands as landmark in queer cinema. The movie is really ahead of its time; from the story treatment to the informed way of handling the theme of homosexuality, many countries can learn how artists of ages past (this one almost a century ago) have tried to tackle such subjects with grace and their own unique style. Many might be get annoyed by the long expository monologues, but considering the time and the intention of the film, it's completely understandable; movies have the power to enrich. The film was adapted decades later in Britain - 'Victim', and the sad thing is that in countries like India, where such law sections are relevant even till this date, such a theme hasn't been explored properly on screen. I've always believed that informed exposure to a subject is a giant step closer to understanding and acceptance of it. The actor Conrad Veidt who's the lead in the film becomes a star with his next year's film , 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari', and even has a small role in 'Casablanca' as a Nazi (funnily, he fled from the Nazis to England). Overall, interesting story and brilliant treatment. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A film made 96 years ago... and it's still ahead of it's time. âRespected ladies and gentlemen take heed. The time will come when such tragedies will be no more. For knowledge will conquer prejudice, truth will conquer lies, and love will triumph over hatred." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Andrea rates it 5 stars! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Judging from what little is left of the film, Anders als die Andern is an absolute milestone of cinema, and it's such a shame it isn't more well known. Veidt is utterly captivating as Kohner, and it's truly incredible that film that's 90 years old can seem more progressive than the views held by certain people still today. Outstanding. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Two male musicians fall in love in 1920s Germany, until blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.
      Director
      Richard Oswald
      Screenwriter
      Magnus Hirschfeld, Richard Oswald
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      50m