Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Movie Trailers
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The Novel of Werther Trailer (1938)
14 December 1938
Herr Werther, a new magistrate to the Grand Duchy of Walheim who is a violinist and poet, seems to have fate on his side as he meets and pursues a beautiful local woman, Charlotte.
Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand Trailer (1979)
09 January 1979
During the time of the Peasants' Wars, the free knight Götz von Berlichingen gets into all kinds of private and political entanglements when he defends the Bishop of Bamberg.
Wrong Move Trailer (1975)
14 March 1975
Six days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his mother gives him a ticket to Bonn, telling him to live.
Faustina Trailer (1957)
13 May 1957
A conquering woman of love, power, and fame is challenged by the devil, as he too wants to conquer all.
Faust Trailer (1969)
13 March 1969
A despairing scholar sells his soul to Satan in exchange for one night with a beautiful young woman.
Erlkönig Trailer (2016)
18 July 2016
While cycling through a dark forest at night, a young boy is visited by der Erlkönig, a harbinger of death.
Werther Trailer (2008)
08 September 2008
Charts the emotional journey of a young man who falls in love with Lotte, engaged to another man. As he realizes that his passion is doomed to failure and constant pain, Werther contemplates taking the most drastic measures.
Massenet: Werther Trailer (2010)
26 January 2010
Werther loves Charlotte, but she promised her mother on her deathbed that she would marry Albert. After the marriage Charlotte suggests that Werther should travel - but not forget her.
The Damnation of Faust Trailer (1999)
25 August 1999
The three main soloists have voices on a scale that can compete with these flashy production values – White and Kasarova, in particular, sing at a level of intensity that would swamp anything less; the climactic seduction trio has rarely been sung so well or with such an overpoweringly polymorphous eroticism.
Werther Trailer (2024)
22 June 2024
Werther, a young German in love with poetry, is given the chance to get out of his alienating everyday life by his employment as a tutor in a rich family from the French countryside.
Clavigo Trailer (1999)
01 October 1999
Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart and his evil spirit, which urges him to serve his own interests and forsake true love in favor of a life of debauchery.
Faust and Mephistopheles Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
Satan conjures a vision of a girl, for whom an old man signs a pact and is made young. This is a losh
Faust Trailer (2011)
08 September 2011
A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
Werther Trailer (2005)
28 April 2005
Alain Guingal conducts the Orchestre du Teatro Regio di Torino in this production of Massenet's opera based on the novel 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Goethe.
Werther Trailer (1968)
06 August 1968
Werther was one of the last feature films that Jean-Pierre Lajournade made for television. The Lajournade's version of Werther makes a critical rereading of Goethe's work through a challenge to bourgeois society.
Diary Trailer (1975)
01 July 1975
Loosely adapted from Goethe's novel on the social conventions of marriage raised to level of symbolic parable.
Massenet: Werther Trailer (2018)
30 March 2018
Forbidden love, wrongdoings and anguish: the Opernhaus Zürich ventures into late nineteenth-century French romanticism with Werther by Jules Massenet.
The ErlKing Trailer (2003)
16 January 2003
This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe's poem, The ErlKing that uses sand-on-glass animation set to the music of Franz Schubert.
Mefistofele Trailer (2016)
01 January 2016
The director, Roland Schwab, has created his version of Hell. The set is like a high iron walled hanger and the stage is continually occupied with people who look like fugitives from Mad Max and who interact with Mefistofele.
Faust Trailer (1985)
01 June 1985
In an epic tale of good versus evil, Faust sells his soul to the Devil and tries to save Marguerite from an eternity in Hell.
Faust Trailer (2006)
13 June 2006
Eternal Variations: "Demon", "Theseus" and "Faust" The third short story "Faust" is the author's interpretation of Goethe's tragedy.
Elective Affinities Trailer (1983)
22 January 1983
On the outskirts of Weimar, Edouard and Charlotte, an aristocratic couple united after both becoming widows, invite two guests to their home: a childhood friend of Edouard's called the Captain, and despite Charlotte's ominous premonition, Ottilie, Charlotte's beautiful and orphaned niece.
Faust Trailer (2004)
19 June 2004
David McVicar's spectacular production of Charles Gounod’s Faust, featuring a divine cast of opera’s superstars: Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside and Sophie Koch – recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 19 June 2004.
Appointment with Satan Trailer (1955)
04 April 1955
Ragab is a doctor struggling with his financial life, he meets Nabil and discovers that he is the devil himself.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I Trailer (2001)
16 February 2001
Unabridged production of Goethe's Faust Ⅰ by Peter Stein's Faust Project.
The Metropolitan Opera: Werther Trailer (2014)
15 March 2014
Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann brings aching intensity and vocal charisma to the tortured title hero of Massenet’s Goethe adaptation.
Faust Trailer (1960)
30 September 1960
In 1957 Gustaf Gründgens staged a new production of Goethe's Faust in which he once again played Mephisto, a part he had played since 1932.
Faust Trailer (1926)
13 October 1926
God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.
Mignon Trailer (1915)
18 January 1915
The tragic, wandering journey of Mignon, the daughter of the nobleman Lothario and the Gypsy Musette, who is kidnapped by her mother's father, Giarno, after her mother's death.
Faust and Mephistopheles Trailer (1903)
05 June 1903
A re-telling of the classic tale of Faust in all of two minutes by French filmmaker Alice Guy.
Faust Trailer (1909)
24 December 1909
Faust, an aged philosopher and magician who has grown weary of life and has sought in vain for the secret of eternal youth, decides, after a night's long vigil, to call forth from the realms of darkness the evil one to aid him.
Goethes Faust Trailer (2020)
29 February 2020
The film tells the story of Faust who unites with the devil in search of ultimate wisdom. He realizes too late, that winning Gretchen's heart with the devil's help means destroying her life.
Faust Trailer (1994)
10 September 1994
A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil.
Young Werther Trailer (2024)
05 December 2024
Charming, passionate, totally irresponsible young novelist Werther is sent to the city on an errand by his mother.
Elective Affinities Trailer (1996)
17 May 1996
After an architect (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) is invited to the home of his associate, the harmony of the place comes undone with the visitor's attraction to someone.
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust Trailer (2008)
22 November 2008
Radiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and dashing Italian tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky lovers in La Damnation de Faust, Hector Berlioz’s classic take on dancing with the devil.
The Sorrows of Young Werther Trailer (1976)
26 August 1976
The young and rebellious Werther is passionately, but hopelessly, in love with Lotte. Although he knows that she is married to somebody who can offer her a secure future, Werther tries to be near her.
Franz Schubert: Erlkönig Trailer (2013)
15 November 2013
The soundtrack is taken from "Schubert Year by Year", released on Stone Records in preparation for the 2014 Oxford Lieder Festival, "The Schubert Project", and the film was created by Jeremy Hamway-Bidgood.
The Last Faust Trailer (2019)
02 December 2019
Prodigal scientist and technology entrepreneur, Dr Faust, seeks to emulate Gods ability to create life.
Gounod: Faust Trailer (2011)
10 December 2011
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann is riveting as the title character of Gounod’s popular opera, seen in this Live in HD presentation of Des McAnuff’s thrilling 2011 production that places the mythical and timeless story in an early 20th-century setting.
The Elective Affinities Trailer (1974)
27 August 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.
The Tale of the Fox Trailer (1941)
10 April 1941
In the kingdom of animals, Master Fox is used to trick and fool everyone. So the King, the Lion, receives more and more complaints about him.
Devil, I'm Bored Trailer (1993)
31 December 1993
Homeless, all thrown Mephistopheles is suffering from idleness and boredom. In a market where you can buy everything - from gralic to books on Russian history, he manages to find the soul of a ballet dancer.
Werther Trailer (1990)
02 February 1990
The neurotic director Max Karlsson tries to do a film of Goethe's "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers". He finds all actors for his melodrama - except Lotte, the wonderful girl who is an object of two mens love.
Tarot Trailer (1986)
11 September 1986
A director, his fiancee, a scriptwriter and a student interact and discuss their emotions, at length.
Götz von Berlichingen zubenannt mit der eisernen Hand Trailer (1925)
13 October 1925
Adaptation of Goethe's historical play "Götz von Berlichingen and the Iron Hand", set in the Holy Roman Empire.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice Trailer (1955)
13 July 1955
Ballet performed to Dukas' "The Sorceror's Apprentice".
Ode to John Keats Trailer (2024)
20 November 2024
Set against the haunting beauty of Teignmouth’s rugged coastline, this short film captures an intimate journey from isolation to self-discovery.
The Erl King Trailer (1931)
27 February 1931
A young man races to save his son's life, but death – incarnated in the child's imagination as the titular Erl King – calls unceasingly.