The Marquise of O (film)

The Marquise of O German Die Marquise von O... is a 1976 film directed by ric Rohmer. Set in 1799, it tells the story of the Marquise von O, a virtuous widow, who finds herself pregnant and protests her innocence while possibly deserving to be exiled. The film was inspired by Heinrich von Kleists 1808 novella Die Marquise von O. The film won the Grand Prix Spcial Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.

The next scene shows the Marquises fathers citadel being overrun by Russian forces. In the confusion, the Marquise finds herself about to be raped by a group of Russian soldiers. However, she is saved by the Russian commander of the attack, the Count, who reunites her with her children and has her put to bed. She is given a poppy seed tea on the insistence of her maid in order to help her sleep. The Count then finishes the attack on the Italians and the Marquises father, the colonel, has to surrender to them.When the Marquise awakes from her slumber she very much wants to thank the Count for having saved her, but the troops have already left so she is not able to. Her father reassures her that she will have the chance to thank him at a later date. ........

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