The Young Goethe 1749-1775

This half-hour German film, narrated in English, covers the early career of famed German literary figure Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, including his early success with the novel, “The Sorrows of Young Werther.” The film employs reenactments and visits to the sites where Goethe lived and worked, including Frankfurt, Leipzig and Weimar. Archival illustrations are also used. Scenes from “Faust” are staged by actors, in German with no translation. Goethe’s romantic disappointments are covered as well.