Werther

Werther

1990 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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. He auditions a number of girls. But when he finds the right one nothing goes the way he had figured.

Directed by Håkan Alexandersson · Written by Håkan Alexandersson

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