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Coup de Grâce

Der Fangschuss

1976 · 95 min · War

In the chaotic Baltic borderlands after World War I, a countess is consumed by unrequited love for her brother's aloof Prussian-officer comrade, as counter-revolutionary war rages around their crumbling estate. Volker Schlöndorff's austere drama from Yourcenar's novel.

Why it’s here

A German-French drama set amid civil conflict in Latvia after World War I.

Runtime
95 min
Genre
War · Drama
Mood
tense · thoughtful · dark
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit · shorter watch

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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