Tobias Schormann

À une époque qui vouait un culte aux amitiés masculines (et féminines), et alors que l’homosexualité n’avait pas encore été définie ni criminalisée, ces effusions faisaient-elles simplement partie des mœurs ou relevaient-elles d’amours consommées ? Entremêlant, dans un extravagant et instructif montage, saynètes reconstituées teintées de volupté, discussions animées sur le sujet entre les comédiens et entretiens éclairants avec des experts, Rosa von Praunheim renouvelle notre regard sur le classicisme de Weimar en explorant l’homoérotisme qui l’imprègne.

When Jonas loses his job at a Hamburg startup company, he doesn’t have the heart to tell his girlfriend Katharina, as her nerves are already on the edge with her final law exams coming up. Every morning he leaves their flat and drift aimless through the metropole on endless underground rides. After a chance meeting with his former boss Marc, Jonas starts to observe the young manager. His curiosity gradually turns into obsession, small and bigger everyday lies become a kind of survival strategy for Jonas. While Katharina notices his increasingly odd behavior, Jonas is losing control over events more and more. Flood deals with feelings of powerlessness of the individual facing a growing competitive and performance pressure. The fear of failing in a perceived competition of life kicks off a spiral of wrong decisions, with no apparent way out. Georg Pelzer’s debut was shot basing on a 20-page plot description, dialogues and actions where improvised with the actors on location.

With her reckless behavior art student Kalina (21) provokes her fellow students, her teachers and sometimes even her only friend Ruth (24). Kalina convinces Ruth take a spontaneous trip to Portugal the next day and they euphorically head out to celebrate their plan. After a half-hearted attempt to steal a car they end up on a big student party. When Ruth voices doubts about the planned trip, the night takes an unexpected turn.