Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

A handsomely made and beautifully photographed 16th-century period drama from filmmaker Arnaud des Pallières.
-- Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

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Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

An arresting medieval epic starring Mads Mikkelsen (A ROYAL AFFAIR, VALHALLA RISING, Hannibal), AGE OF UPRISING: THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL KOHLHAAS explores the high cost of vengeance. With the age of feudalism in decline, Europe rests at a tense crossroads between the old world and the new. Respected, well-to-do horse merchant Michael Kohlhaas is a loving husband and family man leading a peaceful existence, until a ruthless nobleman steals his horses, setting off a chain of irreversible events. Kohlhaas resorts to extremes after these crimes destroy his livelihood and trust in the law, igniting a rampage through the countryside in his quest for justice.  

Adapted from Heinrich von Kleist's 16th century novella, the story of Michael Kohlhaas is considered one of the first examples of modern literature. Filled with gorgeous wide-screen cinematography, AGE OF UPRISING: THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL KOHLHAAS had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and stands tall as a powerful cinematic adaptation of a classic of German romanticism.

Nominated for six César Awards, including Best Actor for Mads Mikkelsen.
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, History
Runtime
122
Language
French, German, Occitan
Director
Arnaud des Pallières
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen
FEATURED REVIEW
Mike Russell, Oregonian

"Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas," the latest adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist's 1811 novella starts as a tale of Robin Hood-style righteous anger and grimly, beautifully spins into something far more complicated. A stubborn 16th-century horse-breeder (Mads Mikkelsen) takes a ...

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