Requiem for a Romantic Woman
Frankfurt, Germany, 1807. Clemens Bretano, a writer, meets Auguste Bußman, a 17-year old girl from a wealthy banker's family. She is a very passionate and impulsive being and immediately falls in love with him. In contrary to her, Clemens is a silent thinker who expresses his feelings in writing better than in life. Together they tumble into a passionate relationship that later they turn into marriage. Auguste gets expelled from her family and now only has Clemens to be with. But the artist grows tired of her incredible amount of passion to give and attention to receive and threatens to divorce her. From then on, Auguste tries everything to keep up the marriage, but from time to time her real self breaks through.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Released
- 1999
- Country
- Germany
Details
Release year: 1999
Storyline
Frankfurt, Germany, 1807. Clemens Bretano, a writer, meets Auguste Bußman, a 17-year old girl from a wealthy banker's family. She is a very passionate and impulsive being and immediately falls in love with him. In contrary to her, Clemens is a silent thinker who expresses his feelings in writing better than in life. Together they tumble into a passionate relationship that later they turn into marriage. Auguste gets expelled from her family and now only has Clemens to be with. But the artist grows tired of her incredible amount of passion to give and attention to receive and threatens to divorce her. From then on, Auguste tries everything to keep up the marriage, but from time to time her real self breaks through.
Top credits
Sylvester Groth — Clemens Brentano- Janina Sachau — Auguste Bußmann
Jeanette Hain — Bettina Brentano, von Arnim- Felix von Manteuffel — Simon Moritz Bethmann
User reviews
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby SR
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Color
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