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17 November 1976 (France)
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A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster. | Add synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Matthias Habich | ... | Erich von Lhomond |
 | Margarethe von Trotta | ... | Sophie de Reval |
| Rüdiger Kirschstein | ... | Conrad von Reval |
| Marc Eyraud | ... | Dr. Paul Rugen |
| Bruno Thost | ... | Chopin |
| Henry van Lyck | ... | Borschikoff |
| Hannes Kaetner | ... | Michel |
| Franz Morak | ... | Grigori Loew |
| Frederik von Zichy | ... | Franz von Aland |
| Mathieu Carrière | ... | Volkmar |
| Valeska Gert | ... | Tante Praskovia |
| Alexander von Eschwege | ... | Blankenberg |
| Maria Guttenbrunner | ... | Mutter Loew |
| Stephan Paryla | ... | Sergeant |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Karl-Heinz Merz | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Volker Schlöndorff | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Marguerite Yourcenar | (novel "Coup de grâce") | |
| Geneviève Dormann | (screenplay) and | |
| Margarethe von Trotta | (screenplay) and | |
| Jutta Brückner | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Anatole Dauman | .... | co-producer | |
| Eberhard Junkersdorf | .... | executive producer | |
| Eberhard Junkersdorf | .... | producer | |
| Hans Prescher | .... | producer: HR | |
| Volker Schlöndorff | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Stanley Myers | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Igor Luther | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jane Sperr | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Hans Jürgen Kiebach | (as Jürgen Kiebach) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ingrid Zoré | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sybille Danzer | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Herbert Kerz | .... | production manager | |
| Wolf-Dietrich Peters | .... | unit manager | |
| Willi Wulf | .... | unit manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gerhard Birkholz | .... | sound | |
| Alexander Rupp | .... | sound editor | |
| Willi Schwadorf | .... | sound mixer | |
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| Helmut Gräf | .... | pyrotechnician (as Helmut Graef) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Arnold | .... | assistant camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Reinhild Paul | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Henri Colpi | .... | additional editor | |
| Anette Dorn | .... | assistant editor | |
Thanks | |||
| Jean-Pierre Melville | .... | dedicatee | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Filmverlag der Autoren (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema 5 Distributing (1978) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1983) (USA) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Criterion Collection, The (DVD)
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"Der Fangschuß" - France (original title)
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Germany:97 min
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Sophie de Reval:May I come in?
Erich von Lhomond:Of course. Thank you. It's quite late, Sophie.
Sophie de Reval:I'll just smoke a pipeful. Why did you come to Kratovice of all places, Erich?
Erich von Lhomond:Where should I have gone?
Sophie de Reval:You could have stayed in Paris or Berlin. No one forced you to fight in this war.
Erich von Lhomond:I'm an officer and useless in Berlin.
Sophie de Reval:What are you defending here? Your mother lost everything before the war.
Erich von Lhomond:Perhaps I like lost causes. In any case I've always fought for them.
Sophie de Reval:At least you've none of Konrad's illusions.
Erich von Lhomond:Konrad's beliefs are truer than yours, Sophie. His don't come from books, but from life, from your family tradition.
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Erich von Lhomond:Of course. Thank you. It's quite late, Sophie.
Sophie de Reval:I'll just smoke a pipeful. Why did you come to Kratovice of all places, Erich?
Erich von Lhomond:Where should I have gone?
Sophie de Reval:You could have stayed in Paris or Berlin. No one forced you to fight in this war.
Erich von Lhomond:I'm an officer and useless in Berlin.
Sophie de Reval:What are you defending here? Your mother lost everything before the war.
Erich von Lhomond:Perhaps I like lost causes. In any case I've always fought for them.
Sophie de Reval:At least you've none of Konrad's illusions.
Erich von Lhomond:Konrad's beliefs are truer than yours, Sophie. His don't come from books, but from life, from your family tradition.
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...and then only in regard to the atrocious VHS presentation of this film. It's a good thing I understand a fair amount of German and of French, for fully 2/3 of the subtitles are illegible, and the dialog is presented about 50-50 in those two languages. Why on earth did they use white lettering for subtitles--when this film takes place in winter, with snow all about? For that matter, why do they ever use white subtitles at all? It has always been possible to use either white characters bordered by black, or vice-versa, rendering subtitles legible against any background. This technical incompetence is inexcusable and an insult to a very fine film.
I was completely caught off guard, not having read Ms. Yourcenar's novel, by the plot twist near the end. Let me warn you: there is not one bright spot in this whole movie, nor should there be, set as it is in the most horrific, chaotic days of World War I. It is gripping, the character development is splendid, the characters are three-dimensional and complex, and the plot presents enough moral and ethical dilemmas to occupy a thinking person's idle moments for months.
Acting is uniformly excellent to superb--and the character of the aunt is one that may haunt your dreams, or nightmares, forever after.
I voted an eight and am not sure this film doesn't deserve a ten.