The Story:
In a serene country estate by the river Alz, director Eduard (Hanns Zischler) reunites with his former love Charlotte (Vera Tschechowa) to adapt her forthcoming book into a film, inviting scriptwriter Otto (Rüdiger Vogler) to collaborate, only for Charlotte’s niece Ottilie (Katharina Böhm), a budding classical guitarist, to join their peculiar communal living under a binding creative contract.
As the writing process unfolds, creative clashes erupt between the strong-willed Charlotte and the meticulous Otto, while romantic entanglements shift—Eduard succumbs to the allure of youthful Ottilie, and a profound connection blossoms between Charlotte and Otto, upending the fragile equilibrium of their shared isolation.
Immerse yourself in this dreamlike European slow burn, where lengthy discourses weave through an apprehensive haze of emotions and desires, echoing Goethe’s timeless affinities in a tantalizing tapestry of intellect, passion, and subtle unease.
