The Young Schiller

(2005)

★ 4.8 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2005

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Martin Weinhart

Cast: Маттиас Швайгхёфер, Teresa Weißbach, Роберт Долле, Jürgen Tarrach, Кристиан Нёте, Barbara Auer, Ulrich Noethen, Martin Feifel, Nikolaus Paryla, Catrin Striebeck

Plot

The young Friedrich Schiller begins his life as a poet with a dramatic escape. After the sensational success of his first drama "The Robbers", he deserts from the Duke's army. At the Mannheim Court and National Theatre, he initially receives a friendly reception, but his new play "Fiesko" is not well received by the artistic director Dalberg. In the successful actor and author August Wilhelm Iffland, Schiller finds a strong competitor for the position of in-house playwright and vies with him for the love of the same woman. The young poet's situation becomes increasingly precarious; he has no money, suffers from hunger and falls seriously ill. Nevertheless, he works feverishly for recognition and success with no regard for his own health.