The Elective Affinities
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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
13 people
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Charlotte
Known for
Sexmission
Letters to Santa
Hilmar Thate
Eduard
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Veronika Voss
Magda Vášáryová
Ottilie
Known for
Marketa Lazarová
Cutting It Short
Gerry Wolff
Hauptmann
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Spuk im Hochhaus
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Horst Schulze
Mittler
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Soldiers of Freedom
White Wolves
Christine Schorn
Baronesse
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
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Volkmar Kleinert
Graf
Known for
The Lives of Others
Lara
Jana Plichtová
Luciane
Also in
Sweet Games of Late Summer
Oil Lamps
Nico Turoff
Gärtner
Also in
The Devious Path
King Thrushbeard
Karl-Ernst Sasse
Klavierspieler
Also in
Pestalozzi's Mountain
Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle
Claus Dobberke
Verlobter
Dieter Birr
Maurergeselle
Also in
Puhdys - Das Letzte Konzert
The Legend of Paul and Paula
Siegfried Kühn Director · Regine Kühn Writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Author
First release August 27, 1974 · Produced in Germany, XG · Original title Die Wahlverwandtschaften
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Germany · XG
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Die Wahlverwandtschaften
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 27, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
April 16, 1975 · Theatrical
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