Partially funded the production through his Institute for Sexual Science, the film was intended as polemic against the then-current laws under Germany’s “Paragraph 175,” which made homosexuality a criminal offense.
Directors: Oswald, Richard–Filmography (Different from the Others (1919), First Pro-Gay Film Ever Made (Gay Identity, Paragraph 175)
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Oscar Actors: Shearer, Norma–Background, Career, Awards
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Norma Shearer was the first person to be nominated five times for the Best Actress Oscar, winning the award for her performance in The Divorcee (1930).
Movie Stars: Lanza, Mario–Singer, Actor, Star
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At the height of his career, Lanza was voted by exhibitors as being among the most popular stars in the country:
Cukor, George: Hollywood Best Actor Director–Constance Bennett, Our Betters (1933)
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Our Betters, a farce about a free-spirited American social climber, is the only Somerset Maugham play Cukor directed, despite close friendship.
Hollywood 2022: Directors to Watch–Mariama Diallo, Master
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Raiff: Cooper Raiff; Diallo: Nechama Leitner; Gyllenhaal: Gareth Cattermole Since 1997, Variety has been selecting an annual list of 10 helmers who stand out from the crowd, breakthrough storytellers we expect to go far. Past honorees have won major studio productions (Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan), Oscars (Barry Jenkins, Steve McQueen) and even the Cannes Fest […]
