Ohjaus:
Volker SchlöndorffKuvaus:
Igor LutherSävellys:
Stanley MyersNäyttelijät:
Margarethe von Trotta, Mathieu Carrière, Matthias Habich, Marc Eyraud, Valeska Gert, Henry van Lyck, Hannes Kaetner, Franz Morak, Stephan Paryla (lisää)Juonikuvaukset(1)
The Baltic states, 1919. The land is torn by civil war. Sophie lives in the Baltic castle of Kratovice. Together with a band of volunteers of different nationalities, who invade like an occupying army, Sophie's brother Konrad and his friend, Prussian officer Erich von Lhomond, arrive in Kratovice. Sophie falls in love with Erich, who has resolved to "defend Western civilisation against the Bolsheviks" as a mercenary. She doesn't hesitate to confess her feelings to him. Erich backs away from such an explicit declaration of love. With her self-esteem humiliated and her honesty betrayed, Sophie now indiscriminately takes lovers amongst the officers – a spectacle watched in horror by Erich who throws himself into the final, futile military actions. Eventually, Sophie leaves the castle and defects to the insurgents. When Erich's squad captures these insurgents with Sophie amongst them, she demands that Erich carries out her execution. (Berlinale)
(lisää)Arvostelut (1)
Although it might seem that the influence of the French New Wave is irreversible, Volker Schlöndorff retains his own style and his excellent films are provocative in content and not in form, and thus I am completely satisfied. While Young Törless arrived like a bolt from the blue that no one was prepared for, a decade later one could but revel. The choice of a not-very-well-known theme through the attractive novel by Marguerite Yourcenar became another excellent springboard for a film full of extraordinary experiences. Regarding the acting, I most enjoyed Valeska Gert's jovial old woman and delighted in the hopelessness of the situation. I can fully recommend this.
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