MALVERN FRENCH FILM CENTRE 2024/25
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Die Marquise von O (1976)
Directed by Éric Rohmer
Cert PG, Running Time 1h 42m
Drama/History
French with English Subtitles

Unusual in Rohmer’s oeuvre, this is a historical drama, set in the Napoleonic wars.  Based on Kleist’s disturbing short story of an unspeakable crime committed when Russian troops attack a titled Italian family and shot with painterly composition, the film examines the patriarchal assault on women and the policing of female sexuality.

1976 Cannes Grand Jury Prize
1977 BAFTA winner – Best Costume Design

MALVERN FRENCH FILM CENTRE WEEKEND FESTIVAL – 5th & 6th APRIL 2025

Six Films by Éric Rohmer

Saturday: 11.30am Le genou de Claire, 3pm Die Marquise von O, 7pm Ma nuit chez Maud
Sunday: 11am Les nuits de la plein lune, 3pm Pauline à la plage, 7pm Conte d’été

10.30am Saturday 5th April – An Introduction to the films of Éric Rohmer by Professor Fiona Handyside, Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of Exeter and extensive author of Rohmer and European Cinema.