Lotte in Weimar (Film)
- Lilli Palmer: Lotte
- Martin Hellberg: Goethe
- Rolf Ludwig: Waiter skimmed
- Hilmar Baumann: August Goethe
- Jutta Hoffmann: Adele Schopenhauer
- Katharina Thalbach: Ottilie von Pogwisch
- Monika Lennartz: Charlotte, Lotte's Daughter
- Norbert Christian: Professor Meyer
- Hans -Joachim Hegewald: Dr. Riemer
- Walter Lendrich: Landkammerrat Ridel
- Dietermann: servant Karl
- Angelika Ritter: Clara
- Annemone Haase: Amalie Ridel
- Gisa Stoll: Woman Riemer
- Christa Lehmann: Mrs. Meyer
- Linde summer: Woman Kirms
- Sonja Hörbing: Woman Coudray
- Victor Deiß: Stephan Schütze
- Hans -Dieter Schlegel: Hofkammerrrat Krims
- Peter Köhncke: Oberbaurat Coudray
- Wilhelm Gröhl: Bergrat Werner
- Fred Delmare: Bauer
- Wolfgang Greese: Rühring
- Thomas Neumann: Ferdinand Heinke
- Barbara Brecht - Schall: woman Elmenreich
- Axel Triebel: Servant
- Martina Wilke: young Lotte
- Hilmar Eichhorn: young Goethe
- Thomas Thieme: young Kestner
Lotte in Weimar is a German film adaptation of the DEFA by Egon Günther from the year 1975. It is based on the novel by Thomas Mann.
Action
Councillor Charlotte Kestner arrived in 1816 with her daughter to Weimar, to visit relatives. The Zum elephants it is exuberantly welcomed and looked after by the literature enthusiastic waiters skimmed. Skimmed carries the news of " Lotte's " arrival in the city, and soon not only dozens of onlookers gathered outside the inn and prevent Lotte can visit their relatives. Also, different people want to be personally admitted to Lotte. The resting only once. Over time, she recalls again and again episodes with Goethe and her fiance Kestner, with the mixed reality in many cases with the method described by Goethe in Werther scene what it takes annoying to knowledge.
To be received visitors want: First, a signatory appears that Lotte rather amateurish paints Actually Lotte wants to go, but heralds Dr. Riemer, the longtime teacher of Goethe's son August. Riemer remains long, lamenting the ingratitude of genius Goethe, who did not think after all these years to give him a teaching post at the university. It follows a visit by Adele Schopenhauer, which seeks the advice of Lotte. She describes her complicated relationship of Ottilie von Goethe Pogwisch trinkfreudigem son August and her secret love for a soldier whom they had injured rescued from Napoleonic troops. It follows the visit of Augustus himself, who eventually reported the next day his father of Lotte's presence. The responding upset and feels obliged to receive Lotte to a meal.
Lotte meets in the evening at Goethe, who has numerous guests invited to this meal. Lotte feels outside the group is unable to comprehend the serenity to comments Goethe and introduce yourself like all other witty in conversation at the table. The departure of Goethe by all present falls out short and sweet. Lotte in Weimar is a few weeks. During this time she hears only one more time of Goethe, who offers her his theater space and also his coach. She accepts the offer. On the way back from the theater, in Goethe's coach, she puts herself in front of Goethe addition, the mockiert among others about their age and their misplaced presentation in the style of the young Lotte at the evening dinner. She bursts into tears. Arriving at the inn opens waiters skimmed her coach and gets into raptures about it, to be able to help the Werther 's Lotte in Goethe's coach.
Production
Lotte in Weimar was, among other things in the studio in Babelsberg. It was the only DEFA film adaptation of a work by Thomas Mann. Dramaturg Walter Janka was with the family man, who had used, among other things during his time in custody in the GDR for him known and the DEFA had secured the rights to the film adaptation of the work. Special international attention the film received through the participation of the former world stars Lilli Palmer. The film experienced on June 6, 1975 at the Berlin International cinema its premiere.
Criticism
The contemporary critics pointed out the play of Lilli Palmer: " The Palmer has every sentence, every scene, every small and nuance, every tiny slot, each side thought and subblocks most thoroughly explored and measured, thoughtful, turned, screened and tested for its solidity and how to play it. She moves him at the end with ease and grace. Your game is clever, full of grace and nobility. She plays Lotte, this phenomenon of poetry and legend, with charm and subtle sensitivity. She hides the age of the Charlotte no second. And not for a moment it is without appeal. Lotte One can think afterwards played by none other. "
The lexicon of the International film called Lotte in Weimar " tried, but the witty charm of the original distant film adaptation of Goethe 's novel by Thomas Mann ." In his new edition of the LDIF described the film as " ironic, the witty charm of the original sent to the medium of film transposing adaptation of Mann's Goethe 's novel [ ... ] Outstanding next guest star Lilli Palmer DEFA director Martin Hellberg as sated Goethe and Jutta Hoffmann nervous Adele Schopenhauer. "
Cinema wrote: "The Palmer (1914-1986) shines, but does not succeed in DEFA film to capture the cool charm of Thomas Mann's novel '39 erschienenem. Conclusion: Lillis Esprit can not save the movie. "
Awards
At the International Film Festival of Cannes 1975 Lotte in Weimar was in competition for the Palme d'Or.