''Imperativ'' (internationally released as ''Imperative'') is a 1982 German
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
written and directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is ...
.
The film entered the competition at the
39th Venice International Film Festival
The 39th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 2 September 1982.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1982 jury:
* Marcel Carné (France) (head of jury)
* Luis García Berlanga (Spain)
* Mario Monicelli (Italy ...
, where it received the
Special Jury Prize.
Cast
*
Robert Powell
Robert Powell (; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in '' Mahler'' (1974) and ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in '' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) and its s ...
: Augustin
*
Brigitte Fossey
Brigitte Florence Fossey (; born 15 June 1946) is a French actress.
Early years
The daughter of a schoolteacher, Fossey was five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, '' Forbidden Games''.[Sigfrit Steiner
Sigfrit Steiner (31 October 1906 – 21 March 1988) was a Swiss actor. His first stage performance was in 1928 in Gera. He performed in more than one hundred films. He was married to journalist and author Anne Rose Katz.
Selected filmography ...]
: the professor
*
Matthias Habich
Matthias Habich (born 12 January 1940) is a German actor who has appeared in more than 110 film and television productions since 1965. Habich was born in Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and lives in Paris. In the 2001 film ''Enemy at the ...
: the theologist
*
Leslie Caron
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (; born 1 July 1931) is a French-American actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. She is one ...
: the mother
*
Jan Biczycki: the orthodox priest
References
External links
*
1982 films
1982 drama films
German drama films
Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Films scored by Wojciech Kilar
Venice Grand Jury Prize winners
West German films
English-language German films
1980s German films
{{1980s-Germany-film-stub