Horror vacui (film)
| Horror Vacui | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Produced by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Screenplay by |
Cecil Brown Marianne Enzensberger Rosa von Praunheim |
| Starring |
Lotti Huber Folkert Milster Joaquin La Habana Ingrid van Bergen |
| Music by | Marran Gosov |
| Cinematography | Elfi Mikesch |
| Edited by |
Mike Shephard Rosa von Praunheim |
Production company |
Rosa Von Praunheim Filmproduktion |
Release dates | 5 October 1984 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Budget | DEM 350,000 |
Horror Vacui (German: Horror Vacui - Die Angst vor der Leere ) is a 1984 German film directed by Rosa von Praunheim.[1] Shot in a neo-expressionist style, the film is a satire on cults of any kind. The plot follows Frankie and Hannes, a young gay couple living in Berlin. One is studying art and the other medicine. Their happy life is disrupted when Frankie attends a lecture and quickly becomes involved in a sinister cult operating as a self-help group called “Optimal Optimism”. Madame C, a former Nazi party member, is the leader of Optimal Optimism. When the cult members discovers that Frankie is gay, he is repeatedly raped by both men and women of the group. Hannes must find a way to rescue him.[1]
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References
- Murray, Raymond. Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video. TLA Publications, 1994, ISBN 1880707012
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