The funny thing about "Die Konsequenz" is that it was very controversial at the time of release and it would be also very controversial if released today, but for different reasons.
At the time of release it was controversial because it openly portrayed an homosexual love affair.
Now it would be controlversial for two reasons. In the first place because we are forgotten that only 45 years ago it was widely believed that homosexuality was "curable" ("make a real man out of you"). In the second place because the film takes very lightly the fact that an adult has a sexual relation with a minor. A fact that is seen as much more problematic today.
After his German breakthrough "Das Boot" (1981) and his Hollywood breakthrough "The neverending story" (1984) director Wolfgang Petersen made mainly action oriented films like "In the line of fire" (1993), "Outbreak" (1995) and "The perfect storm" (2000). Watching "Die Konsequenz" nuances this action oriented view of his oeuvre a little bit.
Last but not least I would like to mention the beautiful black and white photography of Jorg Michael Baldenius.
At the time of release it was controversial because it openly portrayed an homosexual love affair.
Now it would be controlversial for two reasons. In the first place because we are forgotten that only 45 years ago it was widely believed that homosexuality was "curable" ("make a real man out of you"). In the second place because the film takes very lightly the fact that an adult has a sexual relation with a minor. A fact that is seen as much more problematic today.
After his German breakthrough "Das Boot" (1981) and his Hollywood breakthrough "The neverending story" (1984) director Wolfgang Petersen made mainly action oriented films like "In the line of fire" (1993), "Outbreak" (1995) and "The perfect storm" (2000). Watching "Die Konsequenz" nuances this action oriented view of his oeuvre a little bit.
Last but not least I would like to mention the beautiful black and white photography of Jorg Michael Baldenius.