The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann

When the police arrest Katharina Blum on suspicion of harboring a terrorist, her quiet, ordered life falls into ruins. Katharina is subject to a vicious smear campaign by the police and a ruthless tabloid journalist, testing the limits of her dignity and her sanity. Volker Schlörndorff and Margarethe von Trotta's powerful adaptation of Heinrich Böll's novel is a stinging commentary on state power, individual freedom, and media manipulation - as relevant today as on the day of its release in 1975.

SCHLÖRNDORFF, Volker & TROTTA, Margarethe von

1975

DVD

German, w/ optional English subtitles

Feature Film (F)

L671 1975 DVD

106 min.