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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 · A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster in this film based on Marguerite Yourcenar's novel. Set in Latvia after WWI, the film explores the themes of politics, passion and betrayal in a turbulent time.
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- Drama, War
- Volker Schlöndorff
- 1976-11-17
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.
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May 26, 2003 · Volker Schlöndorff's 1976 film Coup de Grâce is based on Marguerite Yourcenar's novel about the 1920s Baltic region. It explores the themes of love, war, and politics through a female perspective and a parallel narrative structure.
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.
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Set in Latvia in 1919, the film follows a young woman's tragic love and political journey during the Russian Civil War. Watch the trailer and learn more about this powerful and haunting drama on The Criterion Channel.
