Imperative (film)
1982 German film
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Imperativ (internationally released as Imperative) is a 1982 German drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
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| Directed by | Krzysztof Zanussi |
| Cinematography | Slawomir Idziak |
| Edited by | Liesgret Schmitt-Klink |
| Music by | Wojciech Kilar |
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| Country | Germany |
The film entered the competition at the 39th Venice International Film Festival, where it received the Grand Jury Prize.[1]
Plot
Augustin is a mathematics professor with only a few students in his class. He is consistently searching for meaning in his life and challenging the fates, time, and nature. One night, with a key that his priest has given him to open the church at any time, he vandalizes a sacred icon, then admits to having done so. The priest is shocked. His wife Yvonne has been separating from him but comes back to him after he has a nervous breakdown and cuts off his finger. It's clear that Augustin is still caught in the web of existentialism, but Yvonne, for now, is willing to go along with him.
Cast
- Robert Powell as Augustin
- Brigitte Fossey as Yvonne
- Sigfrit Steiner as the professor
- Matthias Habich as the theologist
- Leslie Caron as the mother
- Jan Biczycki as the orthodox priest
- Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as the psychiatrist
- Christoph Eichhorn as the student
