A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster. 1976's Coup de Grace (released in Germany as Der Fangschluss) was inspired by a Marguerite Yourcenar novel and directed by Volker Schlondorff. The story is set in Latvia in 1919, at the height of the Soviet Civil War. Margarethe von Trotta plays an aristocrat sympathetic to the Communist cause. Besides her ruinous habit of falling love with men who do not love her, Margarethe's tragic flaw is her refusal to acknowledge the cost of the revolution in terms of human lives.
Keywords
- Best Novels Adaptation
- Escape to the 70's
- war
Actors
- Frederik von Zichy
- Margarethe Von Trotta
- Rüdiger Kirschstein
- Valeska Gert
- Franz Morak
- Bruno Thost
- Henry van Lyck
- Hannes Kaetner
- Mathieu Carrière
- Alexander von Eschwege
- Marc Eyraud
- Matthias Habich
Director
- Volker Schlöndorff
Timeless
1h 37min
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A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster.
A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster.
1976's Coup de Grace (released in Germany as Der Fangschluss) was inspired by a Marguerite Yourcenar novel and directed by Volker Schlondorff. The story is set in Latvia in 1919, at the height of the Soviet Civil War. Margarethe von Trotta plays an aristocrat sympathetic to the Communist cause. Besides her ruinous habit of falling love with men who do not love her, Margarethe's tragic flaw is her refusal to acknowledge the cost of the revolution in terms of human lives.
Cast & Crew
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Cast
Frederik von Zichy
Cast
Margarethe Von Trotta
Cast
Rüdiger Kirschstein
Cast
Valeska Gert
Cast
Franz Morak
Cast
Bruno Thost
Cast
Henry van Lyck
Cast
Hannes Kaetner
Cast
Mathieu Carrière
Cast
Alexander von Eschwege
Cast
Marc Eyraud
Cast
Matthias Habich