Lotte in Weimar
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.
Year: 1975
Studio: DEFA
Director: Egon Günther
Cast: Lilli Palmer, Martin Hellberg, Rolf Ludwig, Hilmar Baumann, Jutta Hoffmann, Katharina Thalbach
Crew: Egon Günther (Director), Egon Günther (Writer), Erich Gusko (Cinematography), Thomas Mann (Novel), Rita Hiller (Editor)
Runtime: 125 minutes
Release: May 15, 1975
IMDb: 5.20/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 3
Country: East Germany
Language: Deutsch
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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