Violanta (1977)

Directed by

Daniel Schmid

Genre

drama film

Country

Switzerland

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a Swiss mountain village in the 19th century, a woman with a secret past returns home and becomes entangled in family conflicts and a web of dark loyalties. She must navigate power struggles and hidden desires that threaten to destroy the people around her.

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What happens

Violanta is a 1977 Swiss historical drama film directed by Daniel Schmid and starring Lucia Bosé, Maria Schneider and Lou Castel. It is based on the novella Die Richterin by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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