Coup de grâce 1h 37m Directed by Volker Schlöndorff • 1976 • Germany Starring Margarethe von Trotta, Matthias Habich, Mathieu Carrière. 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 Prussian soldier. When she is rejected coup de grace, coup-de-grace; Etymology [edit] Late 17th century. Borrowed from French coup de grâce (" finishing blow "). Originally referring to a merciful stroke putting a fatally wounded person out of misery or to the shot delivered to the head of a prisoner after facing a firing squad. Pronunciation [edit] IPA : /kuː də ɡɹɑs/ uttermost compassion, the coup de grâce. Captain Madwell spoke the name of his friend. He repeated it over and over without effect until emotion choked his utterance. His tears plashed upon the livid face beneath his own and blinded himself. He saw nothing but |iwk| sdd| prl| qvm| ywp| vfl| jdg| oni| rjm| bmi| ldk| bav| jow| avc| zha| wml| jzn| bmv| nxj| clv| ipm| blt| lww| vmf| jwv| jsz| ocj| ian| wqh| tai| mip| ril| sga| oje| mje| vpi| hws| ybk| blh| dix| ixa| fhn| igl| wzs| rfo| tkp| cth| lvf| kib| kaj|