"Anders als du und ich" or "The Third Sex" is a West German German-language movie from 1957, so this one will have its 60th anniversary next year. And the big name is probably nobody from the cast and nobody from the two writers, but the man who directed this 90-minute film: Veit Harlan. Today, he is known mostly for his infamous Nazi propaganda movies, but this one here he made more than a decade after World War II in the final stages of his career. And in contrast to some of the color films from Nazi Germany, this one here is once again in black-and-white. The core element in the story here is love and this refers to heterosexual as well as homosexual love, which was a pretty controversial topic back then still. Oh well.. it somewhat is even today. So it should not be too surprising that the law also plays a major role in this film. Unfortunately, I do not think the premise they had here lead to a real quality film. The script was probably just not good enough, but I also cannot say that too many of the actors elevated the material. It is interesting because of the homosexual context which really was not common at all in film back then, but this context is just not enough to make it interesting enough and make up for all the weak aspects here. As a whole, it was a very forgettable watch and there is not one single memorable aspect about this film really. I give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
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