Overview

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.

Cast

Maruschka Detmers, Tobias Moretti, Claude Rich, Stéphane Freiss, Wolfgang Gasser, Elena Sofia Ricci, Fritz Karl, Dorothea Parton

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What is "Clarissa" about?

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.

When was "Clarissa" released?

Clarissa was released in 1998.

Who stars in "Clarissa"?

The cast includes Maruschka Detmers, Tobias Moretti, Claude Rich, Stéphane Freiss.