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Actors: Bruno Ganz, Edith Clever
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Marquise of O |
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Based on Heinrich Von Kleist's novel, THE MARQUISE OF O (La Marquise d'O...) is a movie written and directed by Eric Rohmer in 1976. The picture won the Grand Prize of the Jury of the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.
During the final assault of the family castle, Giulietta is saved by the Russian Count Bruno Ganz from soldiers willing to rape her. A few months later, Giulietta discovers that she's pregnant but doesn't know who's responsible for her actual condition. After a violent fight with her father, she leaves home in order to retire in the country. Finally, the Count admits having raped her the same day he saved her. She agrees to marry him provided that he doesn't live at her house. The Count accepts and, for weeks, tries to be forgiven by the Marquise of O.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 18th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- Unprepared for birthing/child rearing
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- anger/anguish over rape
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- rape
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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