(Lotte in Weimar)

Content: 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.

Countries:

East Germany

Genres:

Drama,

Comedy

Runtime:

125 minutes

Year:

1975

Directors:

Egon Günther

Production companies:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Actors:

Lotte

Goethe

Kellner Mager

August Goethe

Adele Schopenhauer

Crews:

Director

Writer

Novel

Editor

Director of Photography