Catherine de Heilbronn explained

Catherine de Heilbronn
Director:Éric Rohmer
Cinematography:Francis Junek
Editing:Thérèse Sonntag
Runtime:138 mins
Country:France
Language:French

Catherine de Heilbronn is a 1980 French TV film made by Éric Rohmer for the television channel Antenne 2. It is a record of Rohmer's stage production of the play Das Käthchen von Heilbronn by Heinrich von Kleist at the Théâtre des Amandiers in 1979. The cast includes Pascale Ogier, Arielle Dombasle, Marie Rivière, Jean-Marc Bory and Pascal Greggory.[1] [2]

Plot

In the Middle Ages, the earl Wetter von Strahl is accused of having bewitched Catherine, the daughter of the gunsmith of Heilbronn; the earl tries to exonerate himself in the interrogation of the young woman.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dvdclassik.com/test/dvd-la-marquise-d-o-potemkine-coffret-integrale-eric-rohmer Review
  2. http://www.ina.fr/video/I10091437 Video of rehearsal scenes and stage designs