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Coup de Grâce

Coup de Grâce

1976 · 95 min · DE · NR · 6.4 (22 votes)
Dir. Volker Schlöndorff · Starring Margarethe von Trotta, Matthias Habich, Rüdiger Kirschstein, Mathieu Carrière, Valeska Gert, Frederik von Zichy · Music Stanley Myers
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A countess loves her brother's Prussian-officer friend in the 1919 Baltic area.

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A somber, elegiac mood permeates this tale of doomed love amidst the ashes of war. It's a slow-burn, melancholic experience, steeped in the romantic tragedy of duty and desire.

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