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.
Movie: Lotte in Weimar
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lotte
Goethe
Kellner Mager
August Goethe
Adele Schopenhauer
Ottilie von Pogwisch
Charlotte, Lottes Tochter
Professor Meyer
Landkammerrat Ridel
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