The Marquise of O

Original title: Die Marquise von O...

1976
PG
1h 42m

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A German Marquise has to deal with a pregnancy she cannot explain and an infatuated Russian Count.A German Marquise has to deal with a pregnancy she cannot explain and an infatuated Russian Count.A German Marquise has to deal with a pregnancy she cannot explain and an infatuated Russian Count.

Director
- Éric Rohmer
Writers
- Éric Rohmer
- Heinrich von Kleist
Stars

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7.0/10

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Director
- Éric Rohmer
Writers
- Éric Rohmer
- Heinrich von Kleist
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 9 wins & 4 nominations total

Goofs
When Julietta is banging on her father's door, the audio is not synchronized with the video.

Connections
Version of La marquise d'O (1959)

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8/10

it remained faithful to the book

I originally read Heinrich von Kleist's "Die Marquise von O..." in a German class. Renting the movie, I naturally had to wonder whether or not they would stay faithful to the novel. They did. This story of an 18th century marquise (Edith Clever) who inexplicably becomes pregnant has surprises at every corner. In case you don't know the whole story, I won't spoil it for you, but you will be surprised at what happens. Strong performances by Clever and Bruno Ganz as The Count carry the movie, as does the perfect direction from Eric Rohmer.

Oh, and in case you're wondering about that "O...", it's deliberately incomplete, as are some other names in the story.