There's a pretty fascinating documentary about Veit Harlan, whose life is filled with amazing twists turns.
He started out working with Max Reinhardt, the famous stage director who worked with so many of the important figures in early German cinema. His first wife, Dora Gerson, was Jewish and died in Auschwitz. His third wife was the Nazi film star Kristina Soederbaum.
His niece, Christiane Susanne Harlan, married Stanley Kubrick.
His film, "Anders als du und ich" (1957), translated as "Bewildered Youth," shows how nefarious men can use modern art and music to seduce boys into a lifetime of homosexuality! Here's a clip (without subtitles):
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