Feuerreiter is an elegant period drama that begins in Frankfurt in 1796. Through his friend, Baron von Sinclair, romantic and rebellious poet Friedrich Hölderlin secures the position of a private tutor in the home of a banker named Gontard. He is soon torn between his passion for poetry and his love for Susette, the lady of the house. To top it all off, Baron von Sinclair is in love with him. Hölderlin's most beautiful poems are written during this trying time. However, he becomes a total recluse when he loses Susette. The film examines the effects of conflicting demands, both emotional and sensual, that may inspire art. Feuerreiter was screened as part of the New German Films at the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999.
Director
Nina Grosse
Martin Feifel
Friedrich Holderlin
Marianne Denicourt
Susette Gontard
Ulrich Matthes
Isaac von Sinclair
Nina Hoss
Margit Carstensen
Sinclair's mother
Ueli Jäggi
"Germania"
Dieter Landuris
"Marianna"
Pierre Besson
Friedrich Schelling
Tobias Langhoff
Georg Hegel
Ulrich Mühe
Jacob Gontard
Zofia Saretok
Madame Gontard d'Orville
Lech Dyblik
Piotr Gąsowski
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