Title of film : The Marquise of O
Director Name : Eric Rohmer
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Producer : Klaus Hellwig,Barbet Schroeder
Editor : Cecile Decugis
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Synopsis : During the attack on an Italian town by Russian forces, the Marquise of O., the daughter of the colonel in charge of the defence, is attacked by a group of Russian soldiers. A Russian Count comes to her rescue, and falls in love with her. While he is away, she discovers that she is pregnant, though she cannot explain how that happened. Her father repudiates her, and she has to reject the Count while trying to find out who the father of her child is.
Director Bio : Éric Rohmer, original name Jean-Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, (born April 4, 1920, Tulle, France—died January 11, 2010, Paris), French motion-picture director and writer who was noted for his sensitively observed studies of romantic passion.Rohmer was the last of the post-World War II French New Wave directors to become established. He was described as “the most durable filmmaker of the French New Wave”.
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