Die Leidenschaftlichen (1981)
A remarkable approach to Goethe's novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther": on the one hand, a film adaptation that strives to remain faithful to the work and its words; on the other hand, an examination of Goethe's authentic story, his experiences that inspired his writing, and his retrospective comments as an old man. The dialectical connection between these two models brings to life experiences of love, loneliness, and deadly despair, leading in one case to desperate suicide and in the other to poetic processing.
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Sunnyi Melles
as Lotte
Sunnyi Melles (born 7 October 1958) is a Hungarian-Swiss actress. She is the daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy.
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Sigfrit Steiner
as Händler
Sigfrit Steiner (31 October 1906 – 21 March 1988) was a Swiss actor. His first stage performance was in 1928 in Gera. He performed in more than one hundred films.
Director
Thomas Koerfer