Imperative (film)

Imperative

Directed by	Krzysztof Zanussi
Cinematography	Slawomir Idziak
Edited by
Music by	Wojciech Kilar

Imperativ (internationally released as Imperative) is a 1982 German drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.

The film entered the competition at the 39th Venice International Film Festival, where it received the Special Jury Prize.^[1]

Cast[]

Robert Powell: Augustin
Brigitte Fossey: Yvonne
Sigfrit Steiner: the professor
Matthias Habich: the theologist
Leslie Caron: the mother
: the orthodox priest

References[]

^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 978-88-7742-221-7.

External links[]

Imperative at IMDb

v t Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Family Life (1971) The Illumination (1973) A Woman's Decision (1975) Camouflage (1977) Spiral (1978) The Constant Factor (1980) Imperative (1982) A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984) Power of Evil (1985) Inventory (1989) At Full Gallop (1996) Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000) The Supplement (2002) Persona Non Grata (2005) Black Sun (2007)

v t Venice Film Festival Grand Jury Prize
1951–1968	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird / Mandy (1952) Executive Suite (1954) The Lovers / La sfida (1958) The Magician (1959) Rocco and His Brothers (1960) Peace to Him Who Enters (1961) My Life to Live (1962) The Fire Within / Introduction to Life (1963) The Gospel According to St. Matthew / Hamlet (1964) I Am Twenty / Modiga mindre män / Simon of the Desert (1965) Chappaqua / Yesterday Girl (1966) China Is Near / La Chinoise (1967) Our Lady of the Turks / Le Socrate (1968)
1981–2000	Sweet Dreams / They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981) Imperative (1982) Biquefarre (1983) Favorites of the Moon (1984) Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985) A Tale of Love / Wild Pigeon (1986) Hip Hip Hurrah! (1987) Camp de Thiaroye (1988) And Then There Was Light (1989) An Angel at My Table (1990) The Divine Comedy (1991) Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992) Bad Boy Bubby (1993) Natural Born Killers (1994) God's Comedy / The Star Maker (1995) Brigands (1996) Ovosodo (1997) Terminus Paradis (1998) The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) Before Night Falls (2000)
2001–present	Dog Days (2001) House of Fools (2002) The Kite (2003) The Sea Inside (2004) Mary (2005) Daratt (2006) I'm Not There / The Secret of the Grain (2007) Teza (2008) Soul Kitchen (2009) Essential Killing (2010) Terraferma (2011) Paradise: Faith (2012) Stray Dogs (2013) The Look of Silence (2014) Anomalisa (2015) Nocturnal Animals (2016) Foxtrot (2017) The Favourite (2018) An Officer and a Spy (2019) New Order (2020) The Hand of God (2021)

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