Drama · Germany · 1974 · 1h 43m

The Elective Affinities

Die Wahlverwandtschaften

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Director
Siegfried Kühn
Cast
Beata Tyszkiewicz as Charlotte Hilmar Thate as Eduard Magda Vášáryová as Ottilie Gerry Wolff as Hauptmann Horst Schulze as Mittler Christine Schorn as Baronesse
Crew
Helga Krause — Editor Renate Bade — Editor Regine Kühn — Writer Siegfried Kühn — Writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Novel Reinhart Zimmermann — Production Design
Synopsis

Eduard and Charlotte live an isolated and idyllic life together. But soon Eduard feels that something is missing and he invites his friend Otto to come stay. Charlotte, meanwhile, decides that her foster daughter Ottilie should come live with them. Complex and passionate relationships between the four people begin. Based on Goethe's novel of the same title.

Key Collaborators
Siegfried Kühn Director Helga Krause Editor Renate Bade Editor Regine Kühn Writer Siegfried Kühn Writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Novel Reinhart Zimmermann Production Design Eva Sickert Costume Design
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