Young Goethe in Love (2010)

After aspiring poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fails his law exams, he's sent to a sleepy provincial court to reform. Instead, he falls for Lotte, a young woman who is promised to another man.

Director:

Philipp Stölzl

Writers:

Alexander Dydyna (screenplay), Christoph Müller (screenplay)

Stars:

Alexander Fehling, Miriam Stein, Moritz Bleibtreu

4 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexander Fehling	...	Johann Goethe
Miriam Stein	...	Lotte Buff
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Albert Kestner
Volker Bruch	...	Wilhelm Jerusalem
Burghart Klaußner	...	Lottes Vater
Henry Hübchen	...	Johanns Vater
Hans-Michael Rehberg	...	Kammermeier
Josef Ostendorf	...	Professor 1
Christoph Heckel	...	Professor 2
Sebastian Kaufmane	...	Student 1
Jonas Hien	...	Student 2
Gerald Fiedler	...	Kutscher Strassburg
Johann Adam Oest	...	Dichter
Stefan Haschke	...	Johanns Freund Merck
Xaver Hutter	...	Johanns Freund Vogler

Storyline

After aspiring poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fails his law exams, he's sent to a sleepy provincial court to reform. Instead, he falls for Lotte, a young woman who is promised to another man.

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Plot Keywords:

father son relationship | rivalry | love | law student | male nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Music Box Films [United States] Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

14 October 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Young Goethe in Love

Filming Locations:

Bad Muskau, Saxony, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,143, 6 November 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$160,392, 22 April 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Senator Film Produktion, Deutschfilm, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Goethe is singing Lotte and her siblings the Canon 'Bona nox! (KV 561)' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was written in 1788, 16 years after the plot's setting.

User Reviews

He was young and needed the money

Even Goethe was young once (yes I know, some things seem completely ridiculous now don't they) and was not the genius we all came to know ... Wait, do we really know him? Actually I wouldn't claim to know him. So we know his work and may like that or not. Think it's great or not. But what do we know about the human behind that?

Only way to make the movie more awkward would have been, to show him as a 2-year old (though that would be almost intriguing ... and I might even line up to watch that). As it is, we get to see him, as we have not seen him before. So the filmmakers have the freedom to show a human side on him. If any of this is based on anything in particular? I wouldn't be able to tell you.

What I can tell you, is that this is very light entertainment. It also tells us, that even great persons are people too. If you can live with that and enjoy a little story that has no aim to please anything more than lightweight entertainment, than you can't do anything wrong by watching this