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Actors: Margarethe Von Trotta, Matthias Habich, Rüdiger Kirschstein
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Coup de Grace |
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Adapted from the Marguerite Yourcenar novel, COUP DE GRÂCE is a movie directed by Volker Schloendorff in 1976. The picture earned two prizes (director, cinematographer) at the 1977 German Academy Awards ceremony.
WWI is over for two years now but, in the Baltic States, the Reds are still fighting the Germans who are slowly abandoned by the politicians of Berlin. The count Conrad de Reval, his sister Sophie and their friend Erich Von Lhomond try to defend the family castle with a little army against the skirmishes. Sophie is in love with Erich but he prefers the male army friendships and rejects her. Sophie hopes to make Erich jealous by having sex with a couple of German officers. Dsillusioned, she soon leaves the castle and joins the ranks of the Bolshevists.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Coup de Grace |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
War impact on civilians/veterans
Yes
Kind of conflict:
- war (general)
- war, WW I
Lover is...
- totally uninterested
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
- Eastern Europe
Forest?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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