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Werther (1986 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Werther' is a 1986 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pilar Mir and starring Eusebio Poncela. It is a modern adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1774 novel 'The Sorrows of Young Werther'.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. It also won the award for best sound at the first edition of the Goya Awards.
Plot
In a coastal town in northern Spain, a young Greek teacher, Werther, lives alone in his ancestors' old house on the other side of the bay. He is a romantic and melancholic man who agrees to tutor the son of a wealthy shipowner, an introverted and difficult child. Werther will be attracted to the boy's mother, a strong and independent woman, and will no longer be able to live without him.
Cast
* Eusebio Poncela as Werther
* Mercedes Sampietro as Carlota
* Fodor Atkine as Alberto
* Emilio Gutirrez Caba as Federico
* Vicky Pea as Beatriz
* Reinhard Kolldehoff
References
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