The Marquise of O (1976)

Original title

Die Marquise von O...

Directed by

Éric Rohmer

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1799, a virtuous widow discovers she is pregnant despite claiming innocence. Her family shuns her as she struggles to prove what happened while facing exile.

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What happens

The Marquise of O (German: Die Marquise von O...; French: La Marquise d'O...) is a 1976 historical drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, based on the 1808 novella of the same name by Heinrich von Kleist. Set in 1799, the film tells the story of the Marquise von O, a virtuous widow, who finds herself pregnant and protests her innocence while possibly deserving to be exiled. The film won the Grand Prix Spécial Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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