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In _Werther_ he had not only given to the world a likeness of himself; in Albert and Charlotte he had exhibited two figures who were at once identified as Kestner and
The Youth of Goethe Peter Hume Brown 1883
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The collection included specimens from manufacturers such as Kestner, Simon, Halbig,
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The collection included specimens from manufacturers such as Kestner, Simon, Halbig,
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The collection included specimens from manufacturers such as Kestner, Simon, Halbig,
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The collection included specimens from manufacturers such as Kestner, Simon, Halbig,
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The collection included specimens from manufacturers such as Kestner, Simon, Halbig,
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The collection included specimens from manufacturers such as Kestner, Simon, Halbig,
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The story: Having failed his Ph.D. exam, the budding poet is banished to Wetzlar by his disapproving father Henry Hübchen to study law under the rigorous oversight of Kestner, an intelligent but unattractive martinet who has his eye on a local girl, Lotte.
Crime Comedy 'Heist' Lacks Conviction John Anderson 2011
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It's also unworthy of Mr. Stölzl, who amid all the facile antics does manage to show his directorial mettle, if only in a single and critical scene: Johann and Kestner, who have already exchanged the intimate details of their respective love lives, suddenly realize that the "women" they've been talking about are both Lotte.
Crime Comedy 'Heist' Lacks Conviction John Anderson 2011
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But as a dramatic prelude to the writing of Goethe's breakthrough work, "The Sorrows of Young Werther," the film follows the facts: While living in the smallish burg of Wetzlar, Goethe was indeed involved with Charlotte Buff (played by the ravishing Miriam Stein); her fiancé was Goethe's fellow counselor-at-law, Albert Kestner (the ubiquitous Moritz Bleibtreu); their mutual friend, Wilhelm Jerusalem (Volker Bruch) did in fact kill himself for love.
Crime Comedy 'Heist' Lacks Conviction John Anderson 2011
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