Jonatan Briel's Lenz – A German Physiognomy (1971)

Jonatan Briels Lenz. Eine deutsche Physiognomik

A portrait of the life of Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751–1792), a playwright of the Sturm und Drang period and friend of the young Goethe, with evident parallels to the life of the filmmaker himself. Lenz's progressive mental deterioration and his tragic trajectory are central to the film.

Date of release
1971-11-02
Runtime
1h 38m
Director
Jonatan Briel

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