Directed by:
Volker SchlöndorffCinematography:
Igor LutherComposer:
Stanley MyersCast:
Margarethe von Trotta, Mathieu Carrière, Matthias Habich, Marc Eyraud, Valeska Gert, Henry van Lyck, Hannes Kaetner, Franz Morak, Stephan Paryla (more)VOD (1)
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The Baltic states, 1919. The land is torn by civil war. Sophie lives in the Baltic castle of Kratovice. Together with a band of volunteers of different nationalities, who invade like an occupying army, Sophie's brother Konrad and his friend, Prussian officer Erich von Lhomond, arrive in Kratovice. Sophie falls in love with Erich, who has resolved to "defend Western civilisation against the Bolsheviks" as a mercenary. She doesn't hesitate to confess her feelings to him. Erich backs away from such an explicit declaration of love. With her self-esteem humiliated and her honesty betrayed, Sophie now indiscriminately takes lovers amongst the officers – a spectacle watched in horror by Erich who throws himself into the final, futile military actions. Eventually, Sophie leaves the castle and defects to the insurgents. When Erich's squad captures these insurgents with Sophie amongst them, she demands that Erich carries out her execution. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Margarethe von Trotta
German Empire
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Coup de grâce (1976)
Mathieu Carrière
West Germany
Best movies:
The Aviator's Wife (1981)
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
Navire Night (1979)
Matthias Habich
German Empire
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Downfall (2004)
Beyond Silence (1996)
Marc Eyraud
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
The Confession (1970)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Valeska Gert
German Empire
Best movies:
The Street of Sorrow (1925)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Coup de grâce (1976)
Henry van Lyck
German Empire
Best movies:
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Coup de grâce (1976)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Hannes Kaetner
German Empire
Best movies:
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) (TV movie)
Franz Morak
Austria
Best movies:
Coup de grâce (1976)
Catherine the Great (1996) (TV movie)
Anastasia (1986) (TV movie)
Stephan Paryla
Austria
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Coup de grâce (1976)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Karl-Heinz Merz
Best movies:
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Coup de grâce (1976)
Knife in the Head (1978)
Bruno Thost
German Empire
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
The Tin Drum (1979)
Coup de grâce (1976)
Rüdiger Kirschstein
German Empire
Best movies:
Coup de grâce (1976)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Alexander von Eschwege
Germany
Best movies:
Coup de grâce (1976)