Young Goethe in Love
Seen it?2010 | 102 min | Romance, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After aspiring poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fails his law exams, he's sent to a sleepy provincial court to reform. Instead, he falls for Lotte, a young woman who is promised to another man.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Philipp Stölzl
- Alexander FehlingJohann Wolfgang Goethe
- Miriam SteinLotte Buff
- Moritz BleibtreuAlbert Kestner
- Volker BruchWilhelm Jerusalem
- Burghart KlaußnerVater Buff
- Henry HübchenJohann Kaspar Goethe - Vater
- Hans-Michael RehbergGerichtspräsident Kammermeier
- Anna BöttcherHausmädchen
- Stefan HaschkeMerck
- Xaver HutterFreund Goethes