Die Braut

Die Braut (1999)

DramaHistoryRomance

The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and fiery passion. They lived together for 28 years, 18 of these living in sin, 10 a married couple. Christiane's rival, Charlotte von Stein, a former favorite of Goethe, begins plotting and scheming against her. Christiane puts up with countless insults and humiliations like having to 'disappear' with their son into the servants' quarters and to stay at home on official occasions. Goethe marries her when she saves his life during an attack by plundering Napoleonic soldiers. Her new social position as Goethe's wife is resented and envied by all. When she is openly attacked by the snooty, jealous people, Goethe is only half-hearted in coming to her defence. But she stays with him for he is her great love, even when she turns to the charms of many youthful admirers...

Director: Egon Günther

Casts

	Veronica Ferres as Christiane Vulpius
	Herbert Knaup as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
	Sibylle Canonica as Charlotte von Stein
	Christoph Waltz as Herzog Carl August
	Franziska Herold as Charlotte Lengefeld-Schiller
	Christian Hockenbrink as Christian August Vulpius
	August Diehl as Fritz von Stein
	Friedrich-Wilhelm Junge as Christoph Martin Wieland
	Rüdiger Vogler as Hans-Heinrich Meyer
	Maria Happel as Tante Juliane
	Fritzi Haberlandt as Ernestine
	Jörg Schüttauf as Paul Goetze / Diener Geist / neuer Diener / Seidel
	Ulrich Anschütz as Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer
	Julia Kravitz as Bettina Brentano
	Baki Davrak as August Goethe, erwachsen
	Anatole Taubman as Marschall Michel Ney
	Christian Doermer as Arzt
	Dominique Horwitz as
	Udo Samel as
	Katka Kurze as Dienerin Helene
	Nicole Max as
	Michael Goldberg as
	Gundula Köster as
	Jürgen Hartmann as
	Anette Felber as
	Klaus Manchen as
	Karin Oehme as

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