Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity

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Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity
Neurosia.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rosa von Praunheim
Written byValentin Passoni
Produced byRosa von Praunheim
Starring
Narrated byRosa von Praunheim
CinematographyLorenz Haarmann
Edited byMike Shepard
Music byAlexander Kraut
Release date
  • 2 November 1995 (1995-11-02)
Running time
89 Minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity (German: Neurosia - 50 Jahre pervers ) is a 1995 German film directed by Rosa von Praunheim.

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For example, the film was shown at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1995 and at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 1996. [1]

Plot

An ironic life review of Rosa von Praunheim based on a fictional story about his murder. For a sensational story about the victim, an idiosyncratic TV reporter tries to unravel details about the director's life. Meanwhile, the police are groping in the dark trying to solve the case. But as always when it comes to the murder of a gay man, the officers are certain that the killer is to be found in the gay scene.

Awards

Reception

The journalist Allen Barra wrote: "Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity is one of the funniest and most inventive German comedies ever made, a murder-mystery in a form of a mock-documentary." (The Star-Ledger) [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Neurosia - 50 Jahre pervers". Mubi. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Rosa von Praunheim". International Federation of Film Critics . Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Rosa von Praunheim - Awards". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Director sends up his own life". Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (The Star-Ledger, 1995). Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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