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Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Marries Longtime Partner in Berlin

The filmmaker announced the small civil ceremony on Instagram after proposing in September.

Overview

  • The couple wed at Berlin's Rathaus Schmargendorf on Friday, according to their confirmation to DPA.
  • Von Praunheim's spouse is Oliver Sechting, his partner since 2008.
  • The ceremony took place among close friends following the September proposal.
  • An Instagram photo showed frog-shaped wedding rings that Sechting chose, referencing von Praunheim's remark about being reborn as a frog.
  • Coverage notes von Praunheim's pioneering LGBTQ+ films, including early-1970s works such as Die Bettwurst and the documentary Not the Homosexual Is Perverse, but the Situation in Which He Lives.