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Coup de Grâce is a West German drama war film based on a novel by Marguerite Yourcenar. It depicts the love triangle of a German soldier, a Latvian countess, and a Bolshevik tailor in 1919 Latvia.
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.
- (1.4K)
- Drama, War
- Volker Schlöndorff
- 1976-11-17
Set in Latvia in 1919, the film follows a young woman's tragic love affair and political involvement during the Russian Civil War. Based on a novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, Coup de grâce is a powerful and provocative adaptation by the New German Cinema director.
- Sophie Von Reval
A startling tale of heartbreak and violence set against the backdrop of bloody revolution, Volker Schlöndorff's COUP DE GRÂCE is a powerful film that explores the interrelation of private passion and political commitment.
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.
- Volker Schlöndorff
An adaptation of a novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, "Coup de Grace" has two themes that intersect. One is stark and unhappy tale of unrequited love that becomes obsessive and tinged with hatred. The other is the post-WWI conflict in the Balkans between the remaining German military and aristocracy against the growing Bolshevik movement.
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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.
