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Release Year1998
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, TV Movie
Votes5
DirectorJacques Deray
WritersJean-Claude Carrière
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsClarissa
About Clarissa
Vienna before the First World War: Clarissa Schuhmeister grows up in the monastery. Strict discipline determines her life until she meets the Frenchman Léonard and falls in love with him. Just when she expects a child from him, the First World War tears the happy couple apart. Out of pragmatism, Clarissa marries Gottfried, a deserter, with whom she makes a painful yet realistic agreement so that he will not be sent back to war. But she never feels love for him because she can not forget Léonard.
Directed by Jacques Deray, Clarissa leans on a strong ensemble — Maruschka Detmers, Tobias Moretti, Claude Rich — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1998.
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