| Title | Coup de grâce (1976) |
| Runtime | 1 hr. 36 min. |
| Director | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Country | France, Germany |
| Studio | Criterion Collection |
| Genres | Drama |
| Description | Latvia, 1919: the end of the Russian Civil War. An aristocratic young woman (brilliantly played by Margarethe von Trotta) becomes involved with a sexually repressed Prussian soldier. When she is rejected by her love, the young woman is sent into a downward spiral of psychosexual depression, promiscuity, and revolutionary collaboration. A startling tale of heartbreak and violence set against the backdrop of bloody revolution, Volker Schlöndorff's Coup de grâce is a powerful film that explores the interrelation of private passion and political commitment. |