The story of the high holy father of German literature as a young man: goofing around with his friends, failing his law exams and head over heels in love? Yep. "Philipp Stölzl's film falls gently between the stools of high-brow camp and genuine seduction by its many period charms, fine actors and lovely landscapes." (Hollywood Reporter) Set in 1772 Germany and inspired by Goethe's autobiographical The Sorrows of Young Werther, the novel that launched the Romantic movement, the film captures the magic - and heartbreak - of first love. As Goethe wrote, "Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age." Subtitled. More at musicboxfilms.com 35mm 'Scope
2011, color, 1 hour 42 minutes, Germany