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The Philosopher (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 83 mins · German
- Directed by
- Rudolf Thome
- Starring
- Adriana Altaras, Johannes Herrschmann, Claudia Matschulla, Marquard Bohm, Jürgen Wink, Friederike Tiefenbacher
After his mother’s death, philosopher Georg Hermes plans to withdraw, study Heraclitus. Getting a suit for a talk, he meets sisters Franziska, Breate and Marthe. They invite him to dinner; Franziska dates him, and after he falls from a boat and ends up naked with her, they become lovers. The sisters persuade him to live with them, suggest polygamy.
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