Elective Affinities (film)

Elective Affinities
The film was shot at Schloss Rossewitz
Directed bySiegfried Kühn
Screenplay bySiegfried Kühn
Based onElective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Produced byBernd Gerwien
CinematographyClaus Neumann
Edited byHelga Krause
Renate Bade
Music byKarl-Ernst Sasse
Production
company
Release date
  • 27 August 1974 (1974-08-27)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryEast Germany
LanguageGerman

Elective Affinities (German: Die Wahlverwandtschaften) is a 1974 East German drama film directed by Siegfried Kühn. It follows the dynamics which ensue when a couple invite two other people. The film is based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1809 novel Elective Affinities. It was released by the DEFA film studio on 27 August 1974.