The Countess Cosel ( Hrabina Cosel )

The Countess Cosel (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Hrabina Cosel
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Polish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
132 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
Poland ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Jerzy Antczak

Written By:
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

Zdzislaw Skowronski

Actors:
Jadwiga Baranska ..... Anna Cosel
Mariusz Dmochowski ..... August II
Stanislaw Jasiukiewicz ..... Zaklika
Daniel Olbrychski ..... Charles XII
Ignacy Gogolewski ..... Friedrich Kyan
Stanislaw Milski ..... Count Furstenberg
Henryk Borowski ..... Count Hoym
Wladyslaw Hancza ..... General Schulenburg
Krystyna Chmielewska ..... Marianne Denhoff
Mieczyslaw Kalenik ..... Lieutenant La Haye
Maria Homerska ..... Christine Eberhardine
Wladyslaw Dewoyno ..... Holder
Andrzej Krasicki ..... Furstenberg's Secretary
Leon Niemczyk ..... Count Lecherenne
Józef Nowak ..... Count Lagnasco
Bronislaw Pawlik ..... Bettger
Józef Pieracki ..... Count Von Walsdorff
Ewa Tchórznicka ..... Dancer Du Parc
Danuta Wodynska ..... Bielinska
Janusz Ziejewski ..... General Wackenbarth
Aleksander Gassowski

Synopsis:

'The Countess Cosel' is based on the true story of the beautiful Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, a German noblewoman who became mistress of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony in 1704. Against the backdrop of life at Augustus' court the movie follows the arrival at Dresden of 24-year-old Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, who is an inordinately beautiful and scrupulously devout young married woman; her romance with the king and her 'ten year reign' as his mistress - a role she consents to in the belief that she has won the king's love and commitment; and finally, her heartbreak, disillusion and struggle against him. The conflict between Anna and the king arises from the fact that Anna takes seriously not only the relationship, but the written promise of marriage which she manages to secure from him during their courtship. Neither the relationship nor the contract is held in much esteem by Augustus, who replaces her, as he has always done, with another mistress, as soon as she loses for him the charm of novelty. Her valiant refusal to return the marriage promissory note upon request enrages him and delivers her to her miserable fate.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 08 September, 2020.