Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity explained

Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity
Director:	Rosa von Praunheim
Producer:	Rosa von Praunheim
Narrator:	Rosa von Praunheim
Starring:	Désirée Nick Lotti Huber Evelyn Künneke Luzi Kryn Eva Ebner Friedrich Steinhauer Gertrud Mischwitzky Ichgola Androgyn
Music:	Alexander Kraut
Cinematography:	Lorenz Haarmann
Editing:	Mike Shepard
Runtime:	89 Minutes
Country:	Germany
Language:	German

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

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

• 1995: FIPRESCI Award at the Locarno International Film Festival^[2]
• 1996: Best Feature Film Award at the Torino Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival^[3]

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]

References

• Kuzniar, Alice A, The Queer German Cinema, Stanford University Press, 2000,

Notes and References

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