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Coup de Grâce (German: Der Fangschuss, French: Le Coup de grâce) is a 1976 West German drama war film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Adapted from the novel Coup de Grâce by the French author Marguerite Yourcenar, the war film explores passion amid underlying political tones. The title comes from the French expression, meaning "finishing blow".
Nov 17, 1976 · Coup de Grâce: Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. With Margarethe von Trotta, Matthias Habich, Rüdiger Kirschstein, Mathieu Carrière. A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster.
An aristocratic young woman (brilliantly played by Margarethe von Trotta) becomes involved with a sexually repressed Prussian soldier. When she is rejected by her love, the young woman is sent into a downward spiral of psychosexual depression, promiscuity, and revolutionary collaboration.
Coup de Grâce (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
May 26, 2003 · In Coup de Grâce, Sophie’s intertwined expectations for meaningful relationships, personal happiness, and sexual fulfillment are at odds with the largely male-created universe of militarism. Schlöndorff creates a world of intimacy without sex, of sex without intimacy, and of both without happiness.
Coup de Grâce (German: Der Fangschuß, French: Le Coup de grâce) is a 1976 West German film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. It was adapted from the novel by the same name by the French author Marguerite Yourcenar.
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff • 1976 • Germany. Starring Margarethe von Trotta, Matthias Habich, Mathieu Carrière. Latvia, 1919: the end of the Russian Civil War. An aristocratic young woman (brilliantly played by Margarethe von Trotta) becomes involved with a sexually repressed Prussian soldier.
