The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

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dave s Katharina (Angela Winkler) lives a quiet life, referred to as ‘the nun' by her friends. The morning after an uncharacteristic one-night stand, she is apprehended by the police and interrogated regarding the whereabouts of her visitor from the night before, a known terrorist and anarchist. Volker Schlondorff, never known for subtlety when handling his themes, uses The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, an adaptation of Heinrich Boll's novel, to attack the abuse of power by West Germany's police and the media. While the final scenes prior to the epilogue diminish its message, it remains a stark and effectively executed diatribe against the dangers of unbridled power. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member As co-directed by Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta, and adapted from a novel by the prominent Christian progressive Heinrich Böll, 1975's The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum) is an unsettling, under-the-skin kind of work. Undeniably topical in its conception and execution, it's quite curious as to how and why the film has aged most effectively. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review s r A German film that calls into question the power of the press to slander. It was well made. Saw it on TCM. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review scott s A film about a woman who is berated by the press and the police for inadvertently harboring a terrorist is powerful and thought provoking. Underneath the surface you can see parallels between her experiences and the modern experiences in a post-9/11 world, and a feminist message of how women are treated when they do not play by men's rules. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 7.1/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2yK Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting film focused on the abuses of the press. While this is the primary idea of the film there are several aspects to the story that are equaling compelling. This film is dated and requires a basic understanding of terrorism in the 1970's, it is also vitally connected to the 21st Century. Angela Winkler gives an impressively nuanced performance. Her character feels real. There is no hint of mannerism or scenery-chewing which I suspect many actors would have been inclined to add. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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