Alman edebiyatçı Goethe'nin ilham kaynağı olan aşk hikâyesini konu alan film, Johann Goethe'nin babası tarafından küçük bir kasabaya gönderilmesiyle başlıyor. Johann, burada sıkı çalışarak amiri Kestner ile arkadaş olur. Güzel ve çekici bir kız olan Lotte'ye âşık olunca ayakları yerden kesilir. Ancak Kestner'in de Lotte'ye olan ilgisi hepsinin hayatlarını tersyüz edecektir.

Goethe'nın İlk Aşkı

Luis pays a visit to his father in the mountains. He has not seen him for several years. When he arrives at the remote holiday home he is more than surprised to encounter his father’s new family – about whom his father made no mention. Torn between his desire to be with his father and his anger and frustration over his father’s new-found happiness, Luis tries to provoke his father and break down his reserve.