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Rosa von Praunheim, Icon of New German Cinema, Dies at 83

12/18/2025

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Rosa von Praunheim, a pivotal figure in the New German Cinema movement, died in Berlin at age 83 after marrying Oliver Sechting.
In 1991, he outed Alfred Biolek and Hape Kerkeling on live TV, citing the AIDS crisis.
Kerkeling said the public reaction to his identity was "insanely normal," showing shifting attitudes.
His last film, Satanische Sau, screened this year.

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Rosa von Praunheim, a pivotal figure in the New German Cinema movement, died in Berlin at age 83 after marrying Oliver Sechting.
In 1991, he outed Alfred Biolek and Hape Kerkeling on live TV, citing the AIDS crisis.
Kerkeling said the public reaction to his identity was "insanely normal," showing shifting attitudes.
His last film, Satanische Sau, screened this year.