The Einstein of Sex (also known as: The Einstein of Sex - Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld, German title: Der Einstein des Sex) is a 1999 German film directed by Rosa von Praunheim. The film was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival and at the São Paulo International Film Festival in 2000, among others. Plot Rosa von Praunheim portrays a historical personality. Magnus Hirschfeld made a name for himself as a co-founder of sexology and a pioneer of the gay movement. In his Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin he fights for the impunity of homosexuality. In the 1930s he even gave lectures in the USA, but the Nazis condemned his educational work. His own homosexuality keeps getting him into trouble, too. When Hirschfeld finally went into exile in France, the Nazis destroyed his institute in Berlin. Awards 1999: Nomination for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Festival Reception The German magazine Spiegel wrote: "Rapid rise and early suffering, political furor and private disaster, told in a pleasingly conventional way against the political background of the Weimar Republic - a cinematic poetry album of upright feelings." Notes External links 1999 films 1990s biographical films 1999 LGBT-related films German biographical films Films directed by Rosa von Praunheim Magnus Hirschfeld Films set in Berlin Gay-related films Transgender-related films Films set in the 1890s Films set in the 1900s Films set in the 1910s Films set in the 1920s Films set in the 1930s Biographical films about physicians German LGBT-related films Biographical films about LGBT people 1990s German films