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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Volker Schlöndorff |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| FEATURES: | NTSC |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| UPC: | 043396601666 |
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Customer Reviews of Der Fangschuß
Great film but may require some knowledge of the region to fully understand My wife and I rented this film a year or so ago. Its an an absolutely haunting and beautiful film. Highly recommend it. <
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>To the reviewer who wants to know why the Germans were there; most of the Baltic States (Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania) had large german populatiosn (most cities had German speaking majorities). In fact cities like Memel(Klapadia) and Riga were founded by Germans in the 1200 and 1300's under control of the Teutonic Knights. Even when muh of the area came under the Tsar's rule, the elite of the region remained the German noble and aristocrats. This film depicts the beginning of the end of this era after WWI when these areas gained independence from Russia. It came to a much sadder and bloodier end at the end of WWII when most Germans were expelled or murdered by the Soviets.
"Perhaps I like lost causes."
German director Volker Schlondorff has a knack for realism when recreating almost forgotten slices of history. The film "Le Coup de Grace" based on the novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, is set in the Baltic States between the years 1919-20. WWI may be over, but the fighting continues for the Prussians and the Bolsheviks. When the story begins, Prussian officer Konrad de Reval (Rudiger Kirschstein) returns to Kratovice--the family castle in Latvia--accompanied by fellow soldier Erich von Lhomond (Matthias Habich). The castle serves as the ex-facto headquarters and stronghold for the Prussian army in the region, and Konrad's sister, Countess Sophie de Reval (Margarethe von Trotta--director Schlondorff's wife) lives there with an elderly aunt and various servants.
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>Sophie is immediately attracted to Erich, and while he initially encourages her attentions, he ultimately rejects her--claiming he prefers brief relationships with servants and prostitutes. Sophie accuses Konrad of being "incapable of passion", and tells him "you cling so tightly to life." Once rejected, Sophie engages in a series of self-destructive affairs with the accessible pool of various other officers stationed at the castle. Sophie's flagrant flaunting of her affairs under Erich's nose makes a joke out of his stiff personality and his attempts to impose disciple. It's an unhealthy situation resulting in petty rivalries, jealous scenes and ultimately--betrayal. But is Sophie motivated by Erich's rejection or by her sympathy and relationships with Bolsheviks?
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>"Le Coup de Grace" is--simply put--mesmerizing. All the repressed passion between Sophie and Erich is set against the bleak, frozen landscape. In contrast to the bleak terrain, the characters try to forget that death surrounds them by living in the moment--organizing parties, dancing and gathering mistletoe. One scene shows a line of soldiers trudging through the snow, and the next shot shows the same empty landscape--without the soldiers. This scene is the essence of this marvelous film--a final glimpse at the dying embers of the world of Teutonic knights. Criterion DVD extras include an extensive interview von Trotta and Schlondorff. "Le Coup de Grace" is in German with English subtitles--displacedhuman
a really nice film.
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.
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>Known in France as "Coup De Grace" (Death-Blow) and in Germany as "Der Fangschu�" (The Catch Shot).. this is a remarkable film. Filmed in 1976 in Black and White, it has some great scenes.
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>It follows the story of a Baltic woman who falls in love with a Prussian soldier in the late 1910's. When she is jilted by him, she becomes very depressed and joins the Bolsheviks.
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>The film has some great scenery and they do a very good job at imitating the landscape as it was like almost 60 years earlier. and the fact it is in B&W gives a good nostalgic touch to it.
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>Unfortunately, the only special feature is an interview with the dierctor and screenwriter/actress. Volker Schl�ndorff and Margarethe von Trotta, respectively.
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>Still, it is a nice film one that will be enjoyed by quite a few people.