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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary Germany 1772 – the young and tumultuous Johann Goethe aspires to be a poet; but after failing his law exams, he is sent by his father to a sleepy provincial court to mend his ways. Unsure of his talent and eager to prove himself, Goethe soon wins the praise and friendship of his superior Kestner. But then Lotte enters his life and nothin...

Directed By: Philipp Stölzl

Written By: Alexander Dydyna, Christoph Müller, Philipp Stölzl

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 42 m

Young Goethe in Love

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Germany 1772 – the young and tumultuous Johann Goethe aspires to be a poet; but after failing his law exams, he is sent by his father to a sleepy provincial court to mend his ways. Unsure of his talent and eager to prove himself, Goethe soon wins the praise and friendship of his superior Kestner. But then Lotte enters his life and nothin...

Directed By: Philipp Stölzl

Written By: Alexander Dydyna, Christoph Müller, Philipp Stölzl

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
55
39% Positive
7 Reviews
56% Mixed
10 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
55
39% Positive
7 Reviews
56% Mixed
10 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review

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88
Dec 8, 2011
Young Goethe in Love wants only to engage an audience with a capital-R Romantic ideal of Goethe's first love. It does so very well. And it was well worth the effort.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 7, 2011
A delight on its own terms, even if it has little to do with the real Goethe; here is a randy young man not a million miles apart from Tom Jones.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
63
Dec 8, 2011
There are big, jaunty gusts of music, and there are big, jaunty gusts of acting: the Heath Ledger-esque Alexander Fehling pumps up his Johann Wolfgang von Goethe with brash, boyish verve and stormy emoting.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 19, 2012
What it is is watchable, a thoroughly professional piece of Great Man hackwork that lacks the invention and spirit of its obvious model, "Shakespeare in Love.''
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 4, 2011
Young Goethe looks great, and the cast is appealing. But the story is riddled with clichés and fabrications.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 1, 2011
And yet for all of its obtuse choices, there's still something commendable, if daffy, about trying to turn the high holy father of German literature into a rock star.
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
38
Oct 30, 2011
What unfolds is a predictably anguished story of true love thwarted by material circumstances, or in the terms dictated by the film, rationality triumphing over romance.
By Andrew Schenker FULL REVIEW

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5.6
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Production Company Senator Film Produktion, Deutschfilm, Warner Bros., SevenPictures Film, Erfttal Film, Goldkind Filmproduktion, herbX Film, Magnolia Filmproduktion, Summerstorm Entertainment, CC Medien
Release Date Nov 4, 2011
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.musicboxfilms.com/young-goethe-in-love
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Awards

German Film Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
New Faces Awards, Germany
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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