Young Goethe in Love

Goethe!

MS12

Genre

Drama, Romance, Biography

Director

Philipp Stölzl

Run time

1h 40min

Cast

Alexander Fehling, Miriam Stein, Moritz Bleibtreu, Volker Bruch, Burghart Klaußner, Henry Hübchen

Germany 1772 -- the young and tumultuous Johann Goethe aspires to be a poet; but after failing his law exams, he is sent by his father to a sleepy provincial court to mend his ways. Unsure of his talent and eager to prove himself, Goethe soon wins the praise and friendship of his superior Kestner. But then Lotte enters his life and nothing is the same as before. However, the young lovers are unaware that her father has already promised Lotte's hand to another man.

The film is based also on Goethe's autobiographical masterpiece "The Sorrows of Young Werther".

Germany 2010

Genre

Drama, Romance, Biography

Director

Philipp Stölzl

Run time

1h 40min

Cast

Alexander Fehling, Miriam Stein, Moritz Bleibtreu, Volker Bruch, Burghart Klaußner, Henry Hübchen

Germany 1772 -- the young and tumultuous Johann Goethe aspires to be a poet; but after failing his law exams, he is sent by his father to a sleepy provincial court to mend his ways. Unsure of his talent and eager to prove himself, Goethe soon wins the praise and friendship of his superior Kestner. But then Lotte enters his life and nothing is the same as before. However, the young lovers are unaware that her father has already promised Lotte's hand to another man.

The film is based also on Goethe's autobiographical masterpiece "The Sorrows of Young Werther".

Germany 2010

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2010

Global distributor

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Local distributor

Goethe-Institut

In cinema

9/25/2015