Mubi is showing Eric Rohmer's The Marquise of O (1976) in the United States from August 27 - September 26, 2016. A pronouncement—a mysterious pregnancy and an offer of marriage. Incredulity and laughter. “Suddenly, the war—.”Wry distance followed by a jarring plunge into chaos—so opens The Marquise of O, Éric Rohmer’s remarkable (and remarkably faithful) adaptation of the 1808 novella by Heinreich von Kleist. Set in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars, the story begins with the assault of a castle inhabited by a colonel and his family. During the attack, the colonel’s widowed daughter, Julietta (Edith Clever), is set upon by invading Russian soldiers, but is rescued by Count F (Bruno Ganz), a Russian officer. After the castle has been surrendered, the Count visits the Marquise in her bedchamber, and, in the most delicately composed sequence of the film—a shot of the Marquise in a potion-induced slumber; a cut...
- 8/27/2016
- MUBI
Film Movement brings Eric Rohmer’s classic period film The Marquise of O… to Blu-ray, the first time the title is made available in the Us (previously, it was sandwiched into a Region 2 Rohmer collection, the same set which features another rare title, 1982’s A Good Marriage). Awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival (it tied with Carlos Saura’s Cria Cuervos), it would be the only accolade the famed filmmaker would collect from the event and it was his last time in competition.
It’s one of Rohmer’s earliest historical dramas (he would continue in this vein intermittently, with titles like Perceval and The Lady and the Duke), and initially seems like a black comedy on social mores before it seeps into a . A German co-production, the film is based on a short story by Heinrich von Kleist (Jessica Hausner’s 2014 film Amour Fou documents the writer’s curious denouement,...
It’s one of Rohmer’s earliest historical dramas (he would continue in this vein intermittently, with titles like Perceval and The Lady and the Duke), and initially seems like a black comedy on social mores before it seeps into a . A German co-production, the film is based on a short story by Heinrich von Kleist (Jessica Hausner’s 2014 film Amour Fou documents the writer’s curious denouement,...
- 11/10/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Read More: BAMcinématek Presents 'Ingrid Bergman Tribute' to Commemorate 'Casablanca' Star's Centennial Birthday Eric Rohmer's first period piece, the beautiful and intense romantic drama "The Marquise of O..." (1976), is set to screen for one week at BAMcinématek in Brooklyn. The film, an adaptation of the 1808 novella of the same name by Heinrich von Kleist, is the heart-wrenching story of an 18th-century elite widow who narrowly escapes attack with the help of a Russian count. When she discovers she is mysteriously pregnant, she goes on a journey to find the father while facing intense romantic pursuit by the count. The ornate, elegant drama stars Edith Clever and Bruno Ganz, and won the Cannes Special Jury Prize in 1976. "The Marquise of O..." will screen from August 28-September 3. Visit the Bam website for more information. Read More: BAMcinématek Reveals Plans for 'Indie 80s' Screening Series...
- 7/28/2015
- by Meredith Mattlin
- Indiewire
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