Lotte in Weimar 1975
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Lotte
... Goethe
... Kellner Mager
... August Goethe
... Adele Schopenhauer
... Ottilie von Pogwisch
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Release Date:
May 15, 1975
Run Time:
2hr 5`
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Original Language:
German
Status:
Released

Cast & Crew of
Lotte in Weimar
Directors & Credit Writers
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Cast
... Lotte
... Goethe
... Kellner Mager
... August Goethe
... Adele Schopenhauer
... Ottilie von Pogwisch
... Charlotte, Lottes Tochter
... Bauer
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Gisa Stoll...
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