Diplomatie
''Diplomacy'' (German and French: ''Diplomatie'') is a 2014 Franco-German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and adapted from the play ''Diplomatie (play), Diplomatie'' by Cyril Gély. Set in Paris in 1944, it offers an imagined account of the efforts by the Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling to avert the destruction of the city by the German general Dietrich von Choltitz. The film premiered at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2014. It was also screened at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2014. It won the César Award for Best Adaptation at the 40th César Awards. Plot summary As the Allied Forces Liberation of Paris, move toward Paris, Adolf Hitler commands General Dietrich von Choltitz to destroy the city. Choltitz sends engineering teams to demolish the city's famous landmarks and to overflow the Seine, led by Lieutenant Hegger and advised by a captured Parisian engineer named M. Lanvin. The landmarks targeted include the Eiffel T ...
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Diplomatie (play)
''Diplomatie'' (English: ''Diplomacy'') is a 2011 play by French playwright Cyril Gély. In 2014, it was adapted into a major motion picture of the same name (see Diplomacy (2014 film)). References * * * * 2011 plays French plays {{2010s-play-stub ...
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