Goethe!
The young Goethe and the love that inspired The Sorrows of Young Werther.
The Film
Alexander Fehling portrays the young Goethe enraptured by Lotte. This romantic episode inspired *The Sorrows of Young Werther*, the masterpiece that propelled the author to fame across Europe. Drawing over 740,000 viewers, it ranked among the most successful German films of 2010, securing the tenth spot in national box office earnings for the year.
The Locations
Görlitz seamlessly stood in for 18th-century Strasbourg and Frankfurt. Filming took place between the Untermarkt and the nearby Schloss Tauchritz, alongside further locations in Saxony. The historic center’s pristine Baroque architecture provided an authentic canvas to recreate the refined atmosphere of 18th-century Germany.