Review by Morning.star
The worst part is that this is both our past and present reality. A slow and convoluted build but all the more gut-wrenchingly effective for its painstaking and truthful story-telling (pun intended).
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| Title Statement | Age of uprising: the legend of Michael Kohlhaas / [DVD] : Les Films d'Ici ; produced by Serge Lalou ; directed by Arnaud des Pallières ; screenplay by Christelle Berthevas, Arnaud des Pallières. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Legend of Michael Kohlhaas |
| Additional Contributors | Des Pallières, Arnaud |
| Mikkelsen, Mads,1965- | |
| Ganz, Bruno | |
| Lavant, Denis,1961- | |
| Kleist, Heinrich von,1777-1811 | |
| Publication | Chicago: Music Box Films, [2014] |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (122 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 741360538481 |
| Other Number | 2655713 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Based on Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist. Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Widescreen version. Special features: interviews, deleted scenes. |
| Performance Credits | Mads Mikkelsen, Bruno Ganz, Denis Lavant, Melusine Mayance, David Kross. |
| Languages | French dialogue with English subtitles. |
| System Details | DVD 5.1 Dolby digital. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | With the age of feudalism in decline, Europe rests at a tense crossroads between the old world and the new. Respected, well-to-do horse merchant Michael Kohlhaas is a loving husband and family man leading a peaceful existence, until a ruthless nobleman steals his horses, setting off a chain of irreversible events. Kohlhaas resorts to extremes after these crimes destroy his livelihood and trust in the law, igniting a rampage through the countryside in his quest for justice. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Justice--Fiction |
| Motion pictures, French | |
| Foreign films | |
| By Name | Kohlhaas, Michael |
| By Location | Europe--Fiction--History--16th century |
| By Genre | Historical films |
| Feature films | |
