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Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting
6.8 / 10• 2025• 1h 45m•NR• German
DramaHistory
Storyline
Out of her love for the great thinker Leibniz, Queen Charlotte commissions a portrait of him. During the portrait sessions, the philosopher and the young painter engage in a passionate struggle for truth in image and likeness, and ultimately for love and death.
Cast & Crew
Edgar Selge
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Lead
Aenne Schwarz
Aaltje Van De Meer
Lars Eidinger
Pierre-Albert Delalandre
Michael Kranz
Liebfried Cantor
Antonia Bill
Königin Sophie Charlotte von Preußen
Barbara Sukowa
Kurfürstin Sophie von Hannover
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edgar Reitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
