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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.
Director
Studio
DEFA
Original Title
Die Wahlverwandtschaften
Original Language
German
Cast
Full credits →B
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Charlotte
H
Hilmar Thate
Eduard
M
Magda Vášáryová
Ottilie
G
Gerry Wolff
Hauptmann
H
Horst Schulze
Mittler
C
Christine Schorn
Baronesse
V
Volkmar Kleinert
Graf
J
Jana Plichtová
Luciane
N
Nico Turoff
Gärtner
K
Karl-Ernst Sasse
Klavierspieler
C
Claus Dobberke
Verlobter
D
Dieter Birr
Maurergeselle
C
Christian Grashof
Spaßmacher