The Sorrows of Young Werther (film)
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Original title | The Sorrows of Young Werther |
Country of production | GDR |
original language | German |
Publishing year | 1976 |
length | 105 minutes |
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Director | Egon Günther |
script |
Helga Schütz , Egon Günther |
production | DEFA |
music |
Siegfried Matthus , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
camera | Erich Gusko |
cut | Rita Hiller |
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The Sorrows of Young Werther is a DEFA film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe .
action
Lotte is engaged to Albert when young Werther falls in love with her at a ball. Werther advertises Lotte, but is rejected. He works in a law firm, but he can't forget Lotte. Lotte marries Albert, but Werther does not give up on winning Lotte's heart. Lotte himself vacillates between Albert and Werther, but cannot decide to separate from Albert due to social conventions. Lotte finally rejects Werther and he takes his own life.
Reviews
- Lexicon of international film : The failure of this passion is placed in a social context full of contradictions, which is intended to give the fateful encounter between Werther and Lotte a different dimension than just the private one. A careful staging whose artistic self-will requires an attentive audience.
literature
- Michael Staiger: Film adaptations of literature in German lessons. Oldenbourg, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-637-00557-0 , pp. 60-69.
Web links
- The Sorrows of Young Werther in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Young Werther's sufferings at the DEFA Foundation