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A promise / IFC Films and Fidelite present ; a film by Patrice Leconte ; screenplay by Jérôme Tonnerre and Patrice Leconte ; produced by Olivier Delbosc and Marc Missonnier ; in association with Wild Bunch with the participation of OCS, a French and Belgian coproduction ; with Scope Pictures ; coproduced by Genevieve Lemal.
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's protégé. Separated first by duties and then by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another. Eight years later, with millions dead and Europe in ruins, the exile returns, to his homeland and to the woman he hopes has been waiting for him. But has their love survived the brutal passage of time?
Record details
- ISBN: 0788618288
- ISBN: 9780788618284
- ISBN: 0109841093
- ISBN: 9780109841094
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [Date of publication not identified]
- Distributor: New York, NY : MPI Media Group, [2014]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Based on the novel Journey into the past by Stefan Zweig. Special feature: Trailer. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematographer, Eduardo Serra ; editor, Joëlle Hache ; production design, Ivan Maussion ; costume design, Pascaline Chavanne ; music, Gabriel Yared. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman, Richard Madden, Maggie Steed, Toby Murray, Shannon Tarbet. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Language Note: | In English; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
| Source of Description Note: | Title from disc surface. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942. > Film adaptations. World War, 1914-1918 > Germany > Drama. |
| Genre: | Romantic plays. Feature films. Romance films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations. Fiction films. |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange Co PL - LaGrange Main Library | DVD ROMANCE (Text) | DVD | 30477100755853 | Main Floor: DVD | Available | - |
| New Castle-Henry County PL - Bookmobile | DVD DRAMA PROM (Text) | 39231033029196 | Bookmobile Stacks--Audiovisual Collection | Available | - | |
| Newburgh Chandler PL - Bell Road Library | DVD PROMISE (DRAMA) (Text) | DVD | 39206021012347 | Audiovisual - DVD | Available | - |
| Newton Co PL - Lake Village Memorial Township Library | DVD PRO (Text) | 71561000125025 | DVDs | Available | - | |
| Newton Co PL - Morocco Community Library | DVD PRO (Text) | DVD | 71561000125026 | NWPLMDVDs | Available | - |
| Newton Co PL - Roselawn Library | DVD PRO (Text) | DVD | 71561000125027 | NWPLRDVDs | Available | - |
| Noble Co PL - Central (Albion) | DVD PRO (PG-13) (Text) | DVD | 38131004300389 | NCPLC - DVDs | Available | - |
| Princeton PL - Princeton | DVD Movie Promise (Text) | 30890000540573 | DVD/Blu-ray, Lower Level, Adult Section | Available | - | |
| Putnam County Public Library - Main | Video FIC PRO DVD 2013 (Text) | DVD | 30041001977485 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
| West Lafayette PL - West Lafayette | DVD PRO (Text) | DVD | 31951003948038 | 2nd Floor - DVDs | Available | - |
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"Germany, 1912. Friedrich (Richard Madden, Cinderella), a graduate of humble origins, takes up a clerical post in a steel factory, soon becoming the elderly owner Karlâs (Alan Rickman, Harry Potter) private secretary and boarder. There he meets Lotte (Rebecca Hall, Iron Man 3), Karlâs reserved and beautiful young wife. Starting an illicit romance, the two young loversâ dreams are dashed when Karl announces heâs sending his secretary to oversee his mines in Mexico. But Lotte makes a promise to Friedrich: when he returns in two years, she will be his no matter what. With the later outbreak of World War I prohibiting his return to Germany, Friedrich must wait eight long years before returning to Europe and finding out if the woman he pines for has kept her promise during that brutal passage of time. With lush period detail, director Patrice Leconteâs A PROMISE is a sumptuous testament to the enduring power of love. Official Selection â Toronto International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival. Starring: Rebecca Hall (The Awakening, Iron Man 3) and Alan Rickman (Harry Potter series, Die Hard). Based on the novel by Stefan Zweig (Journey Into the Past)." - Baker & Taylor
When a private secretary, Friedrich, falls in love with his employer's wife, she promises that they will be together in the future and they discover that they must endure years of separation that will test their love for each other. - Mpi Media Group
Germany, 1912. A graduate of humble origins takes up a clerical post in a steel factory. Impressed by his work the elderly owner takes him on as his private secretary. His health declining, the owner is confined to his home, where the young man moves to continue his work. There he meets the owner's wife, a much younger woman, beautiful and reserved. As time passes the young man falls passionately in love but does not dare reveal his feelings. A romantic intrigue develops in this stifling bourgeois home, all looks and silences, without a single word or gesture of love. When the owner announces he is sending his secretary to oversee his mines in Mexico, the wife's stricken reaction reveals to the young man that she too has fallen secretly in love - a love she cannot express in the presence of her sick husband. She makes him a promise - when he returns in two years time, she will be his. Separated by an ocean, they exchange passionate letters while awaiting the day that will reunite them. Then, on the verge of his return to Germany, World War 1 erupts. All maritime travel between South America and Europe is suspended. His beloved pines, awaiting his return. Eight years later, with millions dead and Europe in ruins, the exile returns, to his homeland and to the woman he hopes has been waiting for him. But has their love survived the brutal passage of time?
