Positive is a 1990 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim (in cooperation with Phil Zwickler). The film received international resonance.[1]
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| Directed by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Screenplay by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Produced by | Rosa von Praunheim Phil Zwickler |
| Starring | Larry Kramer Michael Callen Diamanda Galás |
| Cinematography | Mike Kuchar Elfi Mikesch Evan Estern |
| Edited by | Rosa von Praunheim Mike Shephard |
Production company | Rosa Von Praunheim Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | First Run Features. |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Countries | United States West Germany |
| Language | English |
Plot
editPositive is about how the gay community in New York City and its activists deal with the AIDS crisis. The film's protagonists include Larry Kramer and Diamanda Galás.[2]
Production notes
editPositive is the first part of Rosa von Praunheim's AIDS-Trilogy.
Awards
edit- 1990: Queer Film Prize of the Berlin International Film Festival (together with Silence = Death)[3]
Reception
editThe Guardian wrote in 1992: "Silence = Death and Positive: The best AIDS films to date [...]."[4] The Los Angeles Times summed it up: "In short, Praunheim is just the man for the job he has taken on with Silence = Death and Positive: he has the breadth of vision, the compassion and the militance and, yes, the sense of humor necessary to tackle the AIDS epidemic in all its aspects."[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Murray, Images in the Dark, p. 109
- ^ Kuzniar, The Queer German Cinema, p. 90
- ^ "Berlin International Film Festival (1990)". IMDb.
- ^ "Catalog: Sixteenth International San Francisco Lesbian & Gay Film Festival". Frameline Film Festival, 1992. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ "MOVIE REVIEW : Praunheim Trilogy Takes On the AIDS Crisis". Los Angeles Times. 25 July 1990. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
References
edit- Kuzniar, Alice A, The Queer German Cinema, Stanford University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8047-3995-1
- Murray, Raymond. Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Guide to the Cinema of Spain. TLA Publications, 1994, ISBN 1-880707-01-2