- Summary
- East German Lothar Berfelde, a.k.a. Charlotte Mahlsdorf, is a transvestite and proud of it. In this film, "Charlotte" serves as a guide through his own life story, as he coaches young actors through the dramatized sequences of this documentary. Illustrates the persecution homosexuals endured during the Nazi and post WWII eras.
- Variant Title
- I am my own woman
Lebensgeschichte der Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
Life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [New York, N.Y.] : Cinevista Video, [2004]
- Locale
- Germany
- Other Authors/Editors
- Mahlsdorf, Charlotte von, 1928-2002.
Praunheim, Rosa von, 1942-
Taschner, Jens.
Androgyn, Ichgola.
Dietl, Robert.
Jung, Beate.
Seelow, Sylvia.
Cron, Evelyn.
Krause, Utz.
Luhn, Rainer.
Haarmann, Lorenz.
Cinevista (Firm)
- Notes
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Originally released in 1994.
Screenplay, Valentin Passoni ; camera, Lorenz Haarmann.
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Jens Taschner, Ichgola Androgyn, Robert Dietl, Beate Jung, Sylvia Seelow, Evelyn Cron, Utz Krause, Rainer Luhn.
DVD.
In German with English subtitles.
