Red Love (1982 film)

For the Russian novel adapted by this film, see Red Love (1923 novel). For the American silent film, see Red Love (1925 film).

Red Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rosa von Praunheim
Screenplay by	Rosa von Praunheim
Based on	Red Love by Alexandra Kollontai
Produced by	Rosa von Praunheim
Starring	Helga Goetze Eddie Constantine Sascha Hammer Mark Eins Olga Demetriescu Rose Hammer Bettina Sukroff
Cinematography	Mike Kuchar
Edited by	Elke Granke Rosa von Praunheim
Music by	Ideal, DIN A Testbild, Jakob Lichtmann
Production company	Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion
Release date	20 February 1982 (1982-02-20)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Red Love (German: Rote Liebe) is a 1982 German film directed by Rosa von Praunheim.

The film premiered at Berlin International Film Festival in 1982 and was shown, for example, at Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1983. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

This film, based on a novella by Alexandra Kollontai, is about the Soviet women's rights activist and revolutionary Vasilissa, who wants to emancipate herself from her domineering lover Vladimir, the director of the trade cooperative. The last resort left to her is to kill the bitter patriarch. ^[3]

Reception

The renowned German critic Hellmuth Karasek wrote in the magazine Der Spiegel: "Rosa von Praunheim, who since his early hits The Bed Sausage and Berlin Bed Sausage has known how to put us out of our minds about the neat distinction between kitsch and art, between emotion and sentimentality, has also staged a pleasurably disturbing conundrum with Red Love." ^[4]

Notes

1. "Rote Liebe". Mubi . Retrieved 2022-04-26.
2. "NEW SEASON OF RECENT FILMS FROM WEST GERMANY" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art . Retrieved 2022-04-26.
3. "Red Love". Letterboxd. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
4. "Rosas Zeiten für ältere Damen". Der Spiegel . 31 January 1982. Retrieved 2022-04-26.

References

• Murray, Raymond. Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Guide. TLA Publications, 1994, ISBN   978-1-880707-01-2

External links

• Red Love at IMDb