The Marquise of O w/SLIP Alfred Hitchcock A crackerjack mystery and a

A crackerjack mystery and a personal triumph of the heart

Directed by the dynamic Willam Dieterle (Portrait of Jennie

Vintage Interviews With Cast And Crew From The Electronic Press Kit

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

The Marquise of O w/SLIP Alfred Hitchcock A crackerjack mystery and aAlready an established filmmaker by the 1976 release of THE MARQUISE OF O, an adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist's classic short story, the film stands as Eric Rohmer's "dazzling testament to the civilizing effects of several different arts, witty, joyous and so beautiful to look at" (The New York Times). Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival that year, Rohmer's film is set in 1799 during the Russian invasion of Italy. A young