Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum (1975)
Release Year: 1975
Nation: Germany
Alternative Title: Изгубената чест на Катарина Блум, A Honra Perdida de Katharina Blum, De verloren eer van Katharina Blum, Katharina Blums tabte ære, El honor perdido de Katharina Blum
Director: Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff
Writer: Heinrich Böll, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Eberhard Junkersdorf
Companies: WDR, Neue Bioskop Film, Paramount-Orion Filmproduktion
Genre: Drama, Film Based On Literature
Budget: 1.000.000
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Keywords
Keywords: shadowing, cologne, germany, yellow press, 1970s, investigation, carnival, calumny, glory, press freedom, terrorism, police harassment, woman director, social issues, pressure from the press, new german cinema, intimidation by police, instigation, guilt by association
Story
Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum follows Katharina, a young German maid, who meets and spends a night with Ludwig, a terrorist unbeknownst to her. The next morning, the police raid her apartment searching for Ludwig. Arrested and humiliated, Katharina is suspected of being involved with terrorism due to her association with Ludwig. She becomes the target of suspicion and humiliation from both the authorities and the media.
Summary
Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, directed by Margarethe von Trotta and Volker Schlöndorff in 1975, is a drama film based on Heinrich Böll's novel of the same name. The movie is a critique of societal intolerance towards political dissenters during Germany's post-war era. It explores themes of individual rights, privacy, and the devastating impact of media sensationalism on an innocent woman.
