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''It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives '' ((ドイツ語:Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt)) is a 1971 German camp film directed by Rosa von Praunheim. The plot follows the adventures of a young gay man from the province that arrives to Berlin. He gradually leaves behind his innocence led by his increasing appetite for excitement in the big-city gay scene. He moves from one gay milieu to another caught in his addiction for fashion and sexual experiences.〔Murray, ''Images in the Dark'', p. 107〕 Scenes from Daniel's life and the various milieus he frequents are accompanied by voice-overs that are sometimes commentaries about the different gay life’s styles and sometimes represent dialogue or narrations. There is no synch sound. The voice over and dialogue recorded do not match what is on the screen. The reception of the film was controversial. Many viewed the harsh view of gay men culture depicted as such attack that it prompted the videotaping of a short, ''Audience Response to Its not the Homosexual…'', shot during a screening and discussion interview with von Praunheim in 1973 at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and currently precedes many of the film’s screenings.〔Murray, ''Images in the Dark'', p. 108〕 ==Plot== Daniel, a young man from the provinces come to the city and moves from one gay subculture to the next. His adventures begin on the streets of Berlin, where the shy brunette Daniel meets the blonde Clemens, who invites him home for coffee and offers him a place to stay. Soon Daniel is living with Clemens and believes he has found the love of his life. The two try to imitate a bourgeois marriage and its lifestyle. Gays don’t want to be gays. Gays don’t want to be different. They want to live as kitschy and bourgeois as the average citizen. For a time Daniel and Clemens feel deeply in love. Our love was all we care about. Whatever happened around us lost its meaning. The power of his love tied me stronger to him. I don’t want to be without him. Even an hour spent alone seems like some kind of punishment. I was tormented by a feverish desire. Most gays don’t realize that the love they feel is in fact self-love. The partner is seen as an idol of one’s own hopes and longings. The relationship between Daniel and Clemens turns to tedium after four months. Daniel is cruised by a rich older man who entices him to move into his villa, where he encounters a group of older gays, pretentious in their appreciations of fine art and classical music, which fawn over him. Homosexuals know that an old age, they won’t be love for what they are. The most important thing for gays is the overemphasis of youth and physicality. At a party, Daniel’s rich lover, attracted to a singer, leaves him away at the mercy of his old friends. Progressively disenchanted, Daniel realizes that he has been used as a plaything. Disgusted, Daniel moves out. He finds a modest place to live independently and begins to work in a gay café. Now surrounded by young gay men of his own age, he learns to dress fashionably with ostentatious outfits. Daniel spends his free time at a sun terrace where young men entice each other with their good looks. Being attractive and in good shape becomes the most important thing. Meeting points for homosexual are Vanity fairs. They show themselves off hoping to be attracting the attentions of others. Daniel befriends Wolfgan, a young man from a better social background who he tries to emulate. They go to the beach together and shared their experiences. Living in Berlin for more than two years, Daniel is no longer content with meeting men in elegant cafés, boutiques, and beaches. Now, he seeks out pickups at the bars for quick sex. He becomes addicted to tantalizing adventures of which no one knows how they would end. He moves on to dark lit parks where older leather-men congregate. He finally descends to the public toilets where hustlers hang out as well as frustrated, closeted types and aging gays who are no longer attractive; the latter only end up being beaten by punks. Gays rarely have difficulties connecting in big cities. It is easy forthem to find men they can have sex with because they offer themselves on every street corner like whores. Out of fear of old age they believe they must live their youth to the fullest. At a bar frequented by transvestites, Daniel meets Paul who takes him to his commune where a group of men, lying around naked, openly criticize their superficial, closeted lifestyles, sexual hang ups, fashion, and conformity. Calling for gay emancipation, they advocate social engagement and collective organization against discrimination. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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