philosophy,based on true story,portrait drawing

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting (2025)

Poster for Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

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

Director
Edgar Reitz
  • Profile picture of Edgar Selge
    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Edgar Selge
  • Profile picture of Aenne Schwarz
    Aaltje Van De Meer Aenne Schwarz
  • Profile picture of Lars Eidinger
    Pierre-Albert Delalandre Lars Eidinger
  • Profile picture of Michael Kranz
    Liebfried Cantor Michael Kranz
  • Profile picture of Antonia Bill
    Königin Sophie Charlotte von Preußen Antonia Bill
  • Profile picture of Barbara Sukowa
    Kurfürstin Sophie von Hannover Barbara Sukowa

Keywords

  • philosophy
  • based on true story
  • portrait drawing