Lotte in Weimar

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lilli Palmer

Lotte

Age : 71 | Popularity : 63%

Martin Hellberg

Goethe

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Rolf Ludwig

Kellner Mager

Age : N/A | Popularity : 20%

Hilmar Baumann

August Goethe

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Jutta Hoffmann

Adele Schopenhauer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Katharina Thalbach

Ottilie von Pogwisch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Monika Lennartz

Charlotte, Lottes Tochter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Norbert Christian

Professor Meyer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Egon Günther
Writing	Writer	Egon Günther
	Novel	Thomas Mann
Crew	Cinematography	Erich Gusko
Editing	Editor	Rita Hiller
Department	Role	Name

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