Coup de Grâce (1976)

Original title

Der Fangschuss

Directed by

Volker Schlöndorff

Genre

drama film, war film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A story set during the Russian Civil War about a woman named Sophie who is in love with a German officer named Erich. Erich does not return her feelings.

tensemelancholicbleakslow-burncerebralvisually austere

What happens

Coup de Grâce (German: Der Fangschuss, French: Le Coup de grâce) is a 1976 West German drama war film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Adapted from the novel Coup de Grâce by the French author Marguerite Yourcenar, the war film explores passion amid underlying political tones. The title comes from the French expression, meaning "finishing blow". An opening title dedicates the film to Jean-Pierre Melville, for whom Schlöndorff had worked as an assistant director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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