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Rosa von Praunheim

1942 - Today

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Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, is a German film director, author, producer, professor of directing and one of the most influential and famous queer activists in the German-speaking world. A pioneer of Queer Cinema and gay activist from the very beginning, von Praunheim was a key co-founder of the modern lesbian and gay movement in West Germany and Switzerland. He was an early advocate of AIDS awareness and safer sex. His films center on queer-related themes and strong female characters, are characterized by excess and employ a campy style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rosa von Praunheim is the 901st most popular film director (down from 841st in 2019), the 130th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Latvian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 901 out of 2,041. Before him are Dante Ferretti, Andy Muschietti, Uwe Boll, Vladimir Gardin, Ennio de Concini, and Jamie Uys. After him are Marc Forster, Aleksander Ford, Piotr Szulkin, Erika Lust, Wanda Jakubowska, and Philippe Rousselot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 398. Before him are Tomasz Stańko, Leon Russell, Erika Blanc, Lupe Ontiveros, Svetlana Gannushkina, and Charmian Carr. After him are Eric Shinseki, Casimir Oyé-Mba, Béla Károlyi, Jerry Sloan, Jean Ping, and Susan Anspach.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 130 out of 323. Before him are Anna Brigadere (1861), Anatoly Solovyev (1948), Māris Kučinskis (1961), Augusts Kirhenšteins (1872), Andris Piebalgs (1957), and Helmuts Balderis (1952). After him are Astrid Ivask (1926), Otto August Rosenberger (1800), Tatjana Ždanoka (1950), Jānis Ivanovs (1906), Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863), and Vitas (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Latvia

Among film directors born in Latvia, Rosa von Praunheim ranks 2. Before him are Sergei Eisenstein (1898). After him are Eduard Tisse (1897), Fridrikh Ermler (1898), and Nikolai Ekk (1902).

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