the marquise of o

a film by Eric Rohmer • in cinemas on 15 September 1976 • 1h43

With

Edith Clever, Bruno Ganz, Peter Lürh, Edda Seippel,

Synopsis

1799, the General Souvarof invades Italy. The Marquise of O… is a young widow. Her father commands a zone in the thick of battle that is soon overcome by the Russians. The soldiers are about to ravage the Marquise when a Russian lieutenant colonel, Count F…, carries her off to a wing of the castle, and, when she faints, rapes her. The Marquise, unconscious at the time and therefore unaware of his act, thinks of him as her saviour and regrets being unable to express her thanks. Before long, she starts experiencing strange sensations and says to her mother that if another woman were to speak of the same complaints, she would believe she was pregnant…

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Awards

Sélection officielle — Festival de New York 1976
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury — Festival de Cannes 1976

Press

Un éblouissement immédiat , intense, durable
Ecran
Un romantisme exacerbé
Télérama
Fabuleux mélodrame. C’est un plaisir très raffiné, très « aristocratique
Le monde
Charme, beauté, intelligence
Le nouvel observateur

Credits

Screenplay: Eric Rohmer
Cinematography: Nestor Almendros
Editing: Cécile Decugis, Annie Leconte
Sound: Jean-Pierre Ruh, Louis Gimel
Production design: Roger Von Möllendorff, Rudolf Kaden, Helo Gutschwager, Hervé Gransart
Costumes: Moidele Bickel, Dagmar Niefind
Produced by: Les Films du Losange
French distribution: Les Films du Losange
International sales: Les Films du Losange