
"Love demands sacrifices"
In the dark middle ages, young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. There, he meets Narcissus, a brilliant, scholarly novice who is introverted and aloof. A unique and deep life-long friendship is born. Narcissus chooses to remain detached from the world in prayer and meditation. Goldmund, passionate, sensual and impulsive, runs away from the monastery to live a picaresque wanderer’s life, his amorous and artistic adventures leading him to discover the extremes of both ecstasy and pain. Several thrilling years pass until one day these friends cross paths again...
Narziss

Goldmund

Lydia

Meister Niklaus

Rebekka

Lisbeth

Anselm

Gräfin

Burgherr

Lothar

Lene

Goldmunds Vater

Julia

Fürst

Priester

junger Narziss

junger Goldmund

Benjamin

Lise

Eberhard

Abt Daniel

Mother

Alfred
Dancer

Bauernmagd