| La Marquise d'O... | |
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| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Produced by | Klaus Hellwig Barbet Schroeder |
| Written by | Éric Rohmer |
| Starring | Edith Clever |
| Cinematography | Néstor Almendros |
| Release date(s) | 19 May 1976 (France) 28 May 1976 (West Germany) 24 October 1976 (USA, limited) |
| Running time | 102 mins |
| Country | Germany/France |
| Language | German |
The Marquise of O (German: Die Marquise von O...) is a 1976 film directed by Éric Rohmer. Set in 1799, it tells the story of the Marquise von O, a virtuous widow, who finds herself pregnant and protests her innocence while possibly deserving to be exiled. The film was inspired by Heinrich von Kleist's 1808 novel Die Marquise von O. The film won the Grand Prix Spécial Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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| Preceded by The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser |
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, Cannes 1976 tied with Cría Cuervos |
Succeeded by The Shout tied with Bye Bye Monkey |
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