Goethe!

[Machine Translation] This is the story of young Goethe's beautiful but unfulfilled love hidden in "The Sorrows of Young Werther," the eternal love story that made Goethe famous overnight. --Goethe, 23, was studying law and dreamed of becoming a writer. However, his talent was not recognized, and his father sent him to work as an intern at a country court. One day, Goethe goes to a ball with a friend and bumps into a drunken young woman who sprays wine on his clothes. Goethe is angry at the young woman for being so crass, but when he sees her singing at mass in the chapel, as noble and beautiful as a different person, he is captivated. Her name is Charlotte. They immediately fall in love, and Lotte becomes Goethe's first discoverer of his literary talent. However, Lotte's father has a marriage proposal in mind. In order to support her large family, Lotte agrees to marry a wealthy man. Goethe is devastated when she learns the truth. Furthermore, the suicide of his friend, who was heartbroken by a married woman, catches up with Goethe. However, at the end of his despair, Goethe grabs not a gun but a pen. Goethe begins to write single-mindedly. He begins to write a heart-wrenching love story between his alter ego, whom he names Werther, and Lotte.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interview with Alexander Fehling, making-of, trailers, cast & staff profile (still), production note (still)

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文豪ゲーテを一夜で有名にした永遠の恋愛小説「若きウェルテルの悩み」に秘められた、若き日のゲーテの美しくも叶わぬ恋の物語。――23歳のゲーテは法律を学んでいたが、作家になることを夢見ていた。だが、才能は認められず、父親に命じられて田舎町の裁判所で実習生として働くことになる。ある日ゲーテは、友人と出かけた舞踏会で、酔った若い女とぶつかり、服にワインをかけられる。ガサツな女だと怒るゲーテだが、礼拝堂のミサで歌う別人のように気高く美しい彼女を見て、心を奪われる。彼女の名はシャルロッテ。二人はたちまち恋におち、ロッテはゲーテの文才の〈最初の発見者〉となる。だが、ロッテには父親が決めた結婚話が進んでいた。大家族を養うために裕福な相手との婚約を承諾するロッテ。真実を知り、打ちのめされるゲーテ。さらに人妻に失恋した友人の自殺が、ゲーテを追いつめる。だが、絶望の果てにゲーテが握ったのは、拳銃ではなくペンだった。ゲーテは一心不乱に書き始める。ウェルテルと名付けた自らの分身とロッテの、胸を締めつける恋の物語を─。

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