In this docudrama Rosa von Praunheim looks into Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s sexual orientation, especially into his erotic experiences during his travels in Italy. Contrary to the common belief, von Praunheim argues that Goethe was not a heartbreaker and conqueror after all. It was only in Italy, that he had diverse sexual experiences, not least with men. Von Praunheim bases his assumption on letters written by Goethe to his friend Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi about these sexual encounters. Some of the content of these letters is re-encated in the film. At the same time, historians and linguists analyse and classify the letters into their historical context.
Rosa von Praunheim
as Himself
Matthias Luckey
as Goethe
Valentin Schmehl
as Herzog Emil August
Thomas Linz
as von Platen / Seidel
Tobias Schormann
as Schiller
Max Conrad
as Jacobi
Sybille Enders
as Adele Schopenhauer
Petra Hartung
as Gräfin Goertz
Bernhard Jarosch
as Gleim
Sebastian Lange
as Klatschweib
Wolfgang Mirlach
as Winckelmann
Maximilian Müller
as Humboldt
