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The Elective Affinities (1974)

Directed by Siegfried Kühn

Drama · 1h 43m

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.

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Cast

Beata Tyszkiewicz Charlotte Hilmar Thate Eduard Magda Vášáryová Ottilie Gerry Wolff Hauptmann Horst Schulze Mittler Christine Schorn Baronesse Volkmar Kleinert Graf Jana Plichtová Luciane Nico Turoff Gärtner
K
Karl-Ernst Sasse Klavierspieler
C
Claus Dobberke Verlobter Dieter Birr Maurergeselle

Crew

Director
Siegfried Kühn
Writer
Siegfried Kühn, Regine Kühn
Novel
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Editor
Helga Krause, Renate Bade

Details

Original title
Die Wahlverwandtschaften
Release date
1974-08-27
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany, East Germany
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme