Coup de grace (1965) (b/w, Criterion Collection)

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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 russian soldier. when she is rejected by her would-be lover, the young women is sent into a downward spiral of a 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.