The Marquise of O ( Die Marquise von O... ) ( La Marquise d'O... )

The Marquise of O (DVD) (*)

$34.99

Original Title: Die Marquise von O...
Alternate Title: La Marquise d'O...
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1976 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Eric Rohmer

Written By:
Eric Rohmer
Heinrich von Kleist

Actors:
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

Synopsis:

Set in 1799 while the Russian General Souvarof is invading Italy, Eric Rohmer's The Marquis of O centres around the beautiful, young widow of the title (played by Edith Clever). Left alone as her father commands a zone in the thick of battle against the Russians, she is captured and violated by Count F (Bruno Ganz), a Russian lieutenant who she mistakenly believes to be her saviour. Unconscious at the time of her attack, she has no recollection of events and only when she begins to experience strange feelings and sensations does she realises she that could be carrying his child...

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.

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

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 13 February, 2009.

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