Massimo, you are right– Moritz Bleibtreu did not portray Katja Riemann’s homosexual brother in Stadtgespräch although he did portray the homosexual brother’s BOYFRIEND which is what I meant to type. However, Armin Rohde was the homosexual butcher in Der Bewegte Man AND he was Herr Schuster in Lola Rennt! So Irren ist Massimo! 😉

When I think of Irren ist Männlich I think of my old Gastschwester, Sabine. You see, Sabine took me to see Irren ist Männlich when it was playing in the theaters. This means I saw it with NO SUBTITLES. There was a scene in which the father was running around and screaming in German, naturally. I couldn’t understand a word he was saying! Suddenly he ran out the door and into the street. I turned to Sabine and I said, “Sabine, what is going on? I don’t understand!” Sabine replied, “Oh, the father, he was just screaming and then he ran out the door.” I was about to say, “Sabine, I am not BLIND! What did the father say auf englisch!” …but I didn’t. It seemed easiest just to stay quiet. I am sure Sabine was thinking, “Stupid, lazy American fool!”

Those crazy Germans, you just gotta love ’em!