The Marquise of O (1976)

A German Marquise has to deal with a pregnancy she cannot explain and an infatuated Russian Count.

Director:

Éric Rohmer

Writers:

Éric Rohmer, Heinrich von Kleist (story)

Stars:

Edith Clever, Bruno Ganz, Edda Seippel

Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edith Clever	...	Die Marquise
Bruno Ganz	...	Der Graf
Edda Seippel	...	Die Mutter, Die Obristin
Peter Lühr	...	Der Vater, Der Obrist
Otto Sander	...	Der Bruder, Der Forstmeister
Eduard Linkers	...	Der Arzt
Ruth Drexel	...	Die Hebamme
Bernhard Frey	...	Leopardo
Hesso Huber	...	Der Türsteher
Erich Schachinger	...	Der General
Richard Rogner	...	Der Offizier
Thomas Straus	...	Der Kurier
Volker Prechtel	...	Der Pfarrer
Marion Müller	...	Die Kammerfrau
Heidi Möller	...	Die Kammerfrau

Storyline

During the attack on an Italian town by Russian forces, the Marquise of O., the daughter of the colonel in charge of the defence, is attacked by a group of Russian soldiers. A Russian Count comes to her rescue, and falls in love with her. While he is away, she discovers that she is pregnant, though she cannot explain how that happened. Her father repudiates her, and she has to reject the Count while trying to find out who the father of her child is.

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Plot Keywords:

russian | pregnancy | personal ad | mother daughter reunion | father daughter reunion | 

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Taglines:

Eric Rohmer's New Film

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Les Films du Losange

Country:

West Germany France

Language:

German

Release Date:

27 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Marquise of O

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,866, 28 August 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,316, 30 August 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Janus Film, Les Films du Losange, Janus Filmproduktion GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the Colonel throws his gun on the table, the audio is not synchronized with the video.

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Connections

Version of Die Gräfin von Rathenow (1973)

User Reviews

it remained faithful to the book

I originally read Heinrich von Kleist's "Die Marquise von O..." in a German class. Renting the movie, I naturally had to wonder whether or not they would stay faithful to the novel. They did. This story of an 18th century marquise (Edith Clever) who inexplicably becomes pregnant has surprises at every corner. In case you don't know the whole story, I won't spoil it for you, but you will be surprised at what happens. Strong performances by Clever and Bruno Ganz as The Count carry the movie, as does the perfect direction from Eric Rohmer.

Oh, and in case you're wondering about that "O...", it's deliberately incomplete, as are some other names in the story.