Die Buddenbrooks (1923)
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Peter Esser, Mady Christians, Hildegard Imhof, Alfred Abel, Mathilde Sussin, Ralph Arthur Roberts, Elsa Wagner
A young merchant must secure a major grain shipment as his family faces mounting pressures over business and marriage.
The story
In Lübeck toward the end of the 19th century, young Thomas Buddenbrook, a leading member of a respected Hanseatic merchant family, is commissioned by his hometown to arrange a major grain shipment. He must meet a deadline or face a hefty penalty. His brother Christian, who has been living an artistic life far from Lübeck, returns and joins the family business as a partner. Meanwhile, their sister Tony is pressured into marrying Bendix Grünlich, whom the family regards as a financially advantageous match. These demands place the family’s commercial prospects and private choices under strain.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Lübeck, toward the end of the 19th century. Thomas Buddenbrook, a leading member of a respected Hanseatic merchant family, is commissioned by his hometown, despite his youth, to arrange a major grain shipment for the city. If he fails to meet the deadline, he risks a hefty penalty. Thomas’s brother Christian, who has been living an artistic life far from Lübeck, then returns home and works as a partner in the family business. Tony, the brothers’ sister, is pressured into marrying Bendix Grünlich, whom the Buddenbrooks consider a good match financially. It later turns out that he is heavily in debt.
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