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“I have a responsibility to be provocative in my films”: Rosa von Praunheim’s activist cinema
The German director, who died aged 83 on 17 December 2025, was best known for his bold contributions to queer cinema. In 1990, Mark Nash explored how von Praunheim’s films “activate and mobilise” audiences.
By Mark Nash
“I have a responsibility to be provocative in my films”: Rosa von Praunheim’s activist cinema