Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (1976)
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Cast
Hans-Jürgen Wolf, Katharina Thalbach, Hilmar Baumann, Heinz-Dieter Knaup, Herwart Grosse
At a ball, Werther falls for Lotte, who is engaged to Albert, but she rejects his courtship.
The story
Lotte is engaged to Albert when the young Werther falls in love with her at a ball. He courts her, but she rejects him. Though he works at a law firm, he cannot forget Lotte.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Lotte is engaged to Albert when the young Werther falls in love with her at a ball. Werther courts Lotte, but she rejects him. He works at a law firm, but he cannot forget Lotte. Lotte marries Albert, but Werther does not give up trying to win her heart. Lotte herself wavers between Albert and Werther, but because of social conventions she cannot bring herself to leave Albert. Lotte rejects Werther once and for all, and he takes his own life.
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