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Coup de Grâce is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Volker Schlöndorff released in USA on 5 february 1978 with Matthias Habich
Coup de Grâce (1976)
Der Fangschuß
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 february 1978
Length 1h37
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
OriginGerman
Themes French war films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating69%
Coup de Grâce (German: Der Fangschuß, French: Le Coup de grâce) is a 1976 West German film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. It was adapted from the novel by the same name by the French author Marguerite Yourcenar. The title comes from the French expression, meaning "finishing blow".
Synopsis
In 1919 Latvia, a detachment of German Freikorps soldiers is stationed in a chateau in the town of Kratovice to fight Bolshevik guerrillas. The chateau is the home of the soldier Konrad de Reval and his sister Sophie de Reval. Sophie is attracted to another soldier, a close friend of Konrad's named Erich von Lhomond. However, the reticent Erich rebuffs her advances. In retaliation, Sophie has trysts with other members of the military troop. Erich is noticeably angered by her behavior. Eventually, Sophie learns that Erich and Konrad are lovers. After this discovery, she joins the leftist guerrillas, whom she had been in contact with previously. Erich's soldiers capture her and her comrades. Sophie asks that Erich execute her himself, and he obliges. In a striking single tracking shot, we see Erich casually shoot Sophie in the head before joining in a photo with the other soldiers. As all board a train, the camera pans back to the corpses of the executed.Actors
Matthias Habich
(Erich von Lhomond)
Margarethe von Trotta
(Sophie de Reval)
Marc Eyraud
(Doctor Paul Rugen)
Mathieu Carrière
(Volkmar von Plessen)
Henry van Lyck
(Borschikoff)
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