The Elective Affinities (1974)
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.
- Released
- 1974-08-27
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Siegfried Kühn
- TMDB rating
- 4.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Beata Tyszkiewicz as Charlotte
- Hilmar Thate as Eduard
- Magda Vášáryová as Ottilie
- Gerry Wolff as Hauptmann
- Horst Schulze as Mittler
- Christine Schorn as Baronesse
- Volkmar Kleinert as Graf
- Jana Plichtová as Luciane
- Nico Turoff as Gärtner
- Karl-Ernst Sasse as Klavierspieler
- Claus Dobberke as Verlobter
- Dieter Birr as Maurergeselle