
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...

as Narziss

as Goldmund

as Lydia

as Meister Niklaus

as Rebekka

as Lisbeth

as Anselm

as Gräfin

as Burgherr

as Lothar

as Lene

as Goldmunds Vater

as Julia

as Fürst

as Priester

as junger Narziss

as junger Goldmund

as Benjamin

as Lise

as Eberhard

as Abt Daniel

as Mother

as Alfred

as Dancer

as Bauernmagd