Film

Die Braut

1999 · 1h 52m · Drama · History · Romance

IMDb

4.8

The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and fiery passion. They lived together for 28 years, 18 of these living in sin, 10 a married couple. Christiane's rival, Charlotte von Stein, a former favorite of Goethe, begins plotting and scheming against her. Christiane puts up with countless insults and humiliations like having to 'disappear' with their son into the servants' quarters and to stay at home on official occasions. Goethe marries her when she saves his life during an attack by plundering Napoleonic soldiers. Her new social position as Goethe's wife is resented and envied by all. When she is openly attacked by the snooty, jealous people, Goethe is only half-hearted in coming to her defence. But she stays with him for he is her great love, even when she turns to the charms of many youthful admirers...

Veronica Ferres

Christiane Vulpius

Herbert Knaup

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sibylle Canonica

Charlotte von Stein

Christoph Waltz

Herzog Carl August

Franziska Herold

Charlotte Lengefeld-Schiller

Christian Hockenbrink

Christian August Vulpius

August Diehl

Fritz von Stein

Friedrich-Wilhelm Junge

Christoph Martin Wieland

Rüdiger Vogler

Hans-Heinrich Meyer

Maria Happel

Tante Juliane

Fritzi Haberlandt

Ernestine

Jörg Schüttauf

Paul Goetze / Diener Geist / neuer Diener / Seidel

Ulrich Anschütz

Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer

Julia Kravitz

Bettina Brentano

Baki Davrak

August Goethe, erwachsen

Anatole Taubman

Marschall Michel Ney

• Egon GüntherDirector · Writer
• Georg StinglProducer
• Peter BrandDirector of Photography
• Monika SchindlerEditor

Release date

May 27, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

12

Genres

Drama, History, Romance