| Elective Affinities | |
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 The film was shot at Schloss Rossewitz | |
| Directed by | Siegfried Kühn |
| Screenplay by | Siegfried Kühn |
| Based on | Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
| Produced by | Bernd Gerwien |
| Cinematography | Claus Neumann |
| Edited by | Helga Krause Renate Bade |
| Music by | Karl-Ernst Sasse |
| Production company | DEFA |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
Elective Affinities (German: Die Wahlverwandtschaften) is a 1974 East German drama film directed by Siegfried Kühn. It follows the dynamics which ensue when a couple invite two other people. The film is based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1809 novel Elective Affinities. It was released by the DEFA film studio on 27 August 1974.
Cast
- Beata Tyszkiewicz as Charlotte
- Hilmar Thate as Eduard
- Magda Vasary as Ottilie
- Gerry Wolff as the Captain
- Horst Schulze as Mittler
- Christine Schorn as Baroness
- Volkmar Kleinert as Count
- Jana Plichtová as Luciane
- Nico Turoff as gardener
- Jost Braun as architect
Reception
The journal Film-Dienst wrote: "In the historical scenography and in the dialogue, the film misses the issues of the original work; shortenings and tightenings occasionally make the developments incomprehensible. What in Goethe is presented as a clash of moral and natural laws, appears in the film as a questioning of norms, moral and ethics of civil marriage. For literature fans still a remarkable contribution."
References
- "Die Wahlverwandtschaften". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- "Wahlverwandtschaften (1974)". Lexikon des internationalen Films (in German). Retrieved 2015-07-04.
Im historischen Dekor und im Dialog verfehlt der Film die Problematik der Vorlage; Verkürzungen und Straffungen führen bisweilen zur Unverständlichkeit des Ablaufs. Was bei Goethe als Zusammenprall von Sitten- und Naturgesetz dargestellt ist, erscheint im Film als ein Infragestellen von Norm, Moral und Ethik der bürgerlichen Ehe. Für Literaturfreunde dennoch ein bemerkenswerter Beitrag.
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