Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

2013 2h 2m FR

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Synopsis

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In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy and prosperous family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, this pious, upstanding man raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mads Mikkelsen
Michael Kohlhaas
Mélusine Mayance
Lisbeth
Delphine Chuillot
Judith
Bruno Ganz
The Governor
Denis Lavant
The Theologist
David Kross
The Preacher
Roxane Duran
The Princess
Paul Bartel
Jérémie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arnaud des Pallières
Writers: Christelle Berthevas, Arnaud des Pallières, Heinrich von Kleist
Languages: German, French, Occitan
Countries: France, Germany

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Occitan.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arnaud des Pallières, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Martin Wheeler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sandie Bompar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mads Mikkelsen and Mélusine Mayance and Delphine Chuillot carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2054790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Arnaud des Pallières directs. Jeanne Lapoirie behind the camera. Martin Wheeler scores. Sandie Bompar cuts. Produced in France, Germany. Dialogue in German, French, Occitan.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Occitan.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.
4Directed by Arnaud des Pallières, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Martin Wheeler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sandie Bompar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mads Mikkelsen and Mélusine Mayance and Delphine Chuillot carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2054790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeanne Lapoirie
Original score: Martin Wheeler
Editing: Sandie Bompar
Production design: Yan Arlaud
Costume design: Anina Diener
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)

Awards

César Award for Best Sound
César Award for Best Music Written for a Film

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What people are saying

r96sk2023-10-16
★ 7/10
It's a good film, even though it could've been done far greater. This does make for a quite pleasant two hours, it's a simple story and portrayed it quite an understated and straightforward way. While that is a positive, it is actually also a negative in a weird sorta way. As much as I enjoyed it, I still wanted much more from it; and I feel like it had greater in its locker. Mads Mikkelsen as Michael Kohlhaas (apparently loosely based on real life Hans Kohlhase) is great casting and Mikkelsen puts in a performance of quality, though I personally believe a more commanding showing would've elevated the movie higher... but that's minor, as less in fairness still would work either way. The support cast are solid. Two other parts that could've made this 2013 release stronger are the dialogue and the music. For the former, none of the conversations or speeches struck a memorable cord. For the latter, I wanted a proper movie score throughout as I think it would've suited things onscreen perfectly; thankfully, we do get <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZajZdQA8RR8" rel="nofollow">a great piece of music</a> at the end at least. All in all, <em>'Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas'</em> could've went up a few gears but what's there is still a good watch in my opinion.

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