Lotte in Weimar (1975)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was the author of Werther, the romantic novel that was transformed into a play during Goethe's lifetime and which initiated the whole German romantic movement. The book's story tells of young love and suicide. In this East German film, based on a book by Thomas Mann, Lotte (Lilli Palmer) was the woman who served as the model for the heroine in the novel Werther. She comes to Goethe's hometown for a visit, and her experiences there eerily re-create episodes from the book. Goethe comes across as a pompous old bore, and his friends as pandering sycophants, in this very proper communist party-sponsored, anti-heroic movie.
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Stars:
- Egon Günther
Writing:
- Thomas Mann
- Egon Günther
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Release Date: 1975-05-15
5.2/10
5.2/10
- Country: XG
- Language: Deutsch
- Runtime: 125
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Lotte
Goethe
Kellner Mager
August Goethe
Adele Schopenhauer
Ottilie von Pogwisch
Charlotte, Lottes Tochter
Bauer
Professor Meyer
Landkammerrat Ridel
Diener Karl
Amalie Ridel
Hofkammerrat Krims
Rühring
Ferdinand Heinke
Frau Elmenreich
Junge Lotte
Junger Goethe
Kestner
Stephan Schütze
