Lotte in Weimar (film)
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Lotte in Weimar is a 1974 East German drama film
directed by Egon Günther. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival
. It is based on the 1939 novel, Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns
by Nobel prize winning German novelist Thomas Mann
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Egon Günther. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival
1975 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Jeanne Moreau, President, actress*André Delvaux, director*Anthony Burgess, writer*Fernando Rey, actor*George Roy Hill, director*Gérard Ducaux-Rupp, producer*Léa Massari, actress*Pierre Mazars, journalist*Pierre Salinger, writer...
. It is based on the 1939 novel, Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns
Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns
Thomas Mann's 1939 novel, Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns, or otherwise known by Lotte in Weimar or The Beloved Returns, is a story written in the shadow of Goethe; Thomas Mann developed the narrative almost as a response to Goethe's novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, although Goethe's work...
by Nobel prize winning German novelist Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual...
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Cast
- Lilli PalmerLilli PalmerLilli Palmer , born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.-Life and career:...
- Lotte - Martin Hellberg - Goethe
- Rolf Ludwig - Mager, the waiter
- Hilmar Baumann - August, Goethe's son
- Jutta Hoffmann - Adele Schopenhauer
- Katharina ThalbachKatharina ThalbachKatharina Thalbach is a German actress and film director.- Life and work :Katharina Thalbach comes from a particularly artistic-oriented family. Her father Benno Besson was a director, her mother Sabine Thalbach was an actress. Her late husband Thomas Brasch was an author. Her daughter Anna and...
- Ottilie von Pogwisch - Monika Lennartz - Charlotte, Lotte's daughter
- Norbert Christian - Meyer - Professor
- Hans-Joachim Hegewald - Dr. Riemer
- Walter Lendrich - Ridel, Landkammerrat
- Dieter MannDieter MannDieter Mann is a German actor.Mann was born in Berlin. Since 1984 he has belonged to the famous Deutsches Theater Berlin. He portrayed Wilhelm Keitel in Downfall.-References:...
- Karl, the butler - Angelika Ritter - Klaerchen, the lady's maid
- Annemone Haase - Amalie Ridel
- Gisa Stoll - Mrs. Riemer
- Christa Lehmann - Mrs. Meyer