The Elective Affinities (1974)
1h 43m
Running Time
August 27, 1974Release Date
The Elective Affinities (1974)
1h 43m
Running Time
August 27, 1974Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Eduard and Charlotte live an isolated and idyllic life together. But soon Eduard feels that something is missing and he invites his friend Otto to come stay. Charlotte, meanwhile, decides that her foster daughter Ottilie should come live with them. Complex and passionate relationships between the four people begin. Based on Goethe's novel of the same title.
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Cast & Crew.
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Charlotte
Hilmar Thate
Eduard
Magda Vášáryová
Ottilie
Gerry Wolff
Hauptmann
Horst Schulze
Mittler
Christine Schorn
Baronesse
Volkmar Kleinert
Graf
Jana Plichtová
Luciane
Nico Turoff
Gärtner
Karl-Ernst Sasse
Klavierspieler / Music
Claus Dobberke
Verlobter
Dieter Birr
Maurergeselle
Christian Grashof
Spaßmacher
Christel Gräf
Writer
Siegfried Kühn
Director / Writer
Klaus Goldmann
Still Photographer
Reinhart Zimmermann
Production Design
Manfred Peetz
Unit Manager
Heinz Kosse
Makeup Artist
Fritz Frost
Unit Manager
Gerhard Ribbeck
Sound Mixer
Eva Sickert
Costume Design
Richard Schmidt
ProductionDesigner
Peter Dienst
Sound
Klaus Wawrzyniak
Lighting Technician
Frank Bredow
Assistant Camera
Ilse Bastubbe
Assistant Director
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Novel
Regine Kühn
Writer
Claus Neumann
Cinematography
Helga Krause
Editor
Renate Bade
Editor
Details.
Release DateAugust 27, 1974
Original NameDie Wahlverwandtschaften
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
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Wiki.
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.