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{{Redirect|Diplomatie|the 2011 play by French playwright Cyril Gély|Diplomatie (play)}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Diplomacy
| name = Diplomacy
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| producer = Marc de Bayser <br> Frank Le Wita
| producer = Marc de Bayser <br> Frank Le Wita
| screenplay = Cyril Gely <br> Volker Schlöndorff
| screenplay = Cyril Gely <br> Volker Schlöndorff
| based on = {{based on|''Diplomatie'' (play)|Cyril Gely}}
| based_on = {{based on|''Diplomatie''|Cyril Gely}}
| starring = [[André Dussollier]] <br> [[Niels Arestrup]]
| starring = [[André Dussollier]]<br>[[Niels Arestrup]]<br>[[Burghart Klaußner]]<br>[[Robert Stadlober]]<br>Charlie Nelson<br>Jean-Marc Roulot
| music = Jörg Lemberg
| music = Jörg Lemberg
| cinematography = Michel Amathieu
| cinematography = Michel Amathieu
| editing = Virginie Bruant
| editing = Virginie Bruant
| studio = Film Oblige <br> [[Gaumont Film Company|Gaumont]] <br> Blueprint Film <br> [[Arte]]
| studio = Film Oblige <br> [[Gaumont Film Company|Gaumont]] <br> Blueprint Film <br> [[Arte]]
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| country = France<br>Germany
| country = France<br>Germany
| language = French<br>German
| language = French<br>German
| budget = $4.8 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=14038|title=Diplomatie (Diplomacy) (2014)|last=JP|website=JP's Box-Office |accessdate=6 April 2018}}</ref>
| budget = $4 million
| gross = $4 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=diplomacy.htm |title=Diplomacy (2014) |website=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=November 17, 2014}}</ref>
| gross = $4.2 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=diplomacy.htm|title=Diplomacy (2014) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo|website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=6 April 2018}}</ref>
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'''''Diplomacy''''' (German and French: '''''Diplomatie''''') is a 2014 Franco-German [[historical drama film]] directed by [[Volker Schlöndorff]] and adapted from the play ''[[Diplomatie (play)|Diplomatie]]'' by Cyril Gély.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.unifrance.org/movie/36586/diplomacy|title= Diplomacy|accessdate=2014-10-02|publisher=unifrance.org}}</ref> Set in Paris in 1944, it offers an imagined account of the efforts by the Swedish diplomat [[Raoul Nordling]] to avert the destruction of the city by the German general [[Dietrich von Choltitz]]. The film premiered at the [[64th Berlin International Film Festival]] on 12 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/berlin-film-review-diplomacy-1201110742/|title=Berlin Film Review: 'Diplomacy' |accessdate=15 September 2014 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> It was also screened at the [[Telluride Film Festival]] in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/telluride-announces-2014-lineup-reese-witherspoon-in-wild-birdman-and-ramin-bahranis-99-homes-among-highlights-20140828|title=Telluride Announces 2014 Lineup: Reese Witherspoon in 'Wild,' 'Birdman' and Ramin Bahrani's '99 Homes' Among Highlights |accessdate=15 September 2014 |work=[[Indiewire]]}}</ref> It won the [[César Award for Best Adaptation]] at the [[40th César Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2015-cesar-awards-winners-list-775695|title=Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History |accessdate=28 February 2015 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

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'''''Diplomacy''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Diplomatie'''}}) is a 2014 Franco-German [[historical drama film]] directed by [[Volker Schlöndorff]] and adapted from the play ''[[Diplomatie (play)|Diplomatie]]'' by Cyril Gely.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.unifrance.org/movie/36586/diplomacy|title= Diplomacy|accessdate=2014-10-02|publisher=unifrance.org}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[64th Berlin International Film Festival]] on 12 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/berlin-film-review-diplomacy-1201110742/|title=Berlin Film Review: ‘Diplomacy’ |accessdate=15 September 2014 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> It was also screened at the [[Telluride Film Festival]] in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/telluride-announces-2014-lineup-reese-witherspoon-in-wild-birdman-and-ramin-bahranis-99-homes-among-highlights-20140828|title=Telluride Announces 2014 Lineup: Reese Witherspoon in 'Wild,' 'Birdman' and Ramin Bahrani's '99 Homes' Among Highlights |accessdate=15 September 2014 |work=[[Indiewire]]}}</ref> It won the [[César Award for Best Adaptation]] at the [[40th César Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2015-cesar-awards-winners-list-775695|title=Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History |accessdate=28 February 2015 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>


== Plot summary ==
== Plot summary ==
As the Allied Forces [[Liberation of Paris|move toward Paris]], [[Adolf Hitler]] commands General [[Dietrich von Choltitz]] to destroy the city. Choltitz sends a team to demolish the city's famous land-marks and to overflow the Seine, led by Lieutenant Hegger and advised by a captured Parisian engineer named M. Lanvin. The landmarks being targeted include the [[Eiffel Tower]], the [[Louvre]], the [[Place de la Concorde]] and [[Notre Dame de Paris]].
As the Allied Forces [[Liberation of Paris|move toward Paris]], [[Adolf Hitler]] commands General [[Dietrich von Choltitz]] to destroy the city. Choltitz sends engineering teams to demolish the city's famous landmarks and to overflow the [[Seine]], led by Lieutenant Hegger and advised by a captured Parisian engineer named M. Lanvin. The landmarks targeted include the [[Eiffel Tower]], the [[Louvre]], the [[Place de la Concorde]], [[Notre-Dame de Paris|Notre Dame Cathedral]] and [[Les Invalides]].


A Swedish diplomat named [[Raoul Nordling]] sneaks into the general's office in the [[Hotel Meurice]] by means of a secret passageway. He points out the loss of innocent lives if the demolition goes through, and asks the general not to do it. The general is not swayed.
The Swedish consul, [[Raoul Nordling]], sneaks into the general's office in the [[Hotel Meurice]] by means of a secret staircase originally built for a famous courtesan who lived there. He points out the loss of innocent lives if the demolition goes through, and asks the general not to do it. The general is not swayed and is determined to do his duty.


Parisians start to revolt against the German patrols. Fighting fills the streets. Choltitz reveals that the Nazi government has a standing order to punish the officers' families. Nordling tries to downplay its significance, but Choltitz points out that it was erected right as he was promoted, meaning that Hitler has his eyes on Choltitz.
Parisians start to revolt against the German patrols. Fighting fills the streets. Choltitz reveals that through its policy of ''[[Sippenhaft]]'', the Nazi government punishes the families of disobedient officers. Nordling tries to downplay its significance, but Choltitz points out that it was enacted right as he was promoted, meaning that Hitler has his eyes on Choltitz.


Nordling offers the chance for the French Resistance to try to evacuate Choltitz's family. He confesses that he would not be able to choose between saving his family and saving Paris, were he in Choltitz's position. However, if he chooses Paris, the world will remember him as a hero. Choltitz relents and cancels the demolition. Lt Hegger tries to trigger it anyway, but is shot by Lanvin.
Nordling offers the chance for the [[French Resistance]] to try to evacuate Choltitz's family. He confesses that he would not be able to choose between saving his family and saving Paris, were he in Choltitz's position. However, if he chooses Paris, the world will remember him as a hero. Choltitz relents and cancels the demolition. Lt Hegger tries to trigger it anyway, but is shot by Lanvin.


After the fall of Nazi Germany, Choltitz spends two years in prison for his earlier actions during the [[Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42)|Siege of Sevastopol]]. Nordling is awarded a medal for his persuasion of Choltitz in Paris, but he passes it over to Choltitz, recognizing him as the real hero.
After the fall of Nazi Germany, Choltitz serves a two-year prison sentence for his earlier actions during the [[Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42)|Siege of Sevastopol]]. Nordling is awarded a medal for his persuasion of Choltitz in Paris, but he passes it over to Choltitz, recognizing him as the real hero.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The movie was well received by the critics. Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 93% of 45 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's consensus states that "For filmgoers who value character development and smart dialogue over plot, Diplomacy yields rich, powerfully acted rewards."<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diplomatie/?search=diplo</ref>
The movie was well received by the critics. Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 93% of 45 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's consensus states that "For filmgoers who value character development and smart dialogue over plot, Diplomacy yields rich, powerfully acted rewards."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diplomatie/?search=diplo|title=Diplomacy|publisher= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=6 April 2018}}</ref>


Brenda Benthien of kinocritics.com judged the "theatrical tour-de-force" was "a [[valentine's Day|Valentine]] to Schlöndorff’s beloved Paris".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kinocritics.com/film_review.php?f=1907|title=Diplomatie |accessdate=2014-10-02|publisher=kinocritics.com}}</ref>
Brenda Benthien of kinocritics.com judged the "theatrical tour-de-force" was "a [[valentine's Day|Valentine]] to Schlöndorff’s beloved Paris".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kinocritics.com/film_review.php?f=1907 |title=Diplomatie |accessdate=2014-10-02 |publisher=KinoCritics |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140039/http://www.kinocritics.com/film_review.php?f=1907 |archivedate=2014-10-06 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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{{AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Foreign Film}}


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"Diplomatie" redirects here. For the 2011 play by French playwright Cyril Gély, see Diplomatie (play).
Diplomacy
Film poster
Directed byVolker Schlöndorff
Screenplay byCyril Gely
Volker Schlöndorff
Based onDiplomatie
by Cyril Gely
Produced byMarc de Bayser
Frank Le Wita
StarringAndré Dussollier
Niels Arestrup
Burghart Klaußner
Robert Stadlober
Charlie Nelson
Jean-Marc Roulot
CinematographyMichel Amathieu
Edited byVirginie Bruant
Music byJörg Lemberg
Production
companies
Film Oblige
Gaumont
Blueprint Film
Arte
Distributed byGaumont (France)
Koch Media (Germany)
Release dates
  • 12 February 2014 (2014-02-12) (Berlin)
  • 5 March 2014 (2014-03-05) (France)
  • 28 August 2014 (2014-08-28) (Germany)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
LanguagesFrench
German
Budget$4.8 million[1]
Box office$4.2 million[2]

Diplomacy (German and French: Diplomatie) is a 2014 Franco-German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and adapted from the play Diplomatie by Cyril Gély.[3] Set in Paris in 1944, it offers an imagined account of the efforts by the Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling to avert the destruction of the city by the German general Dietrich von Choltitz. The film premiered at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2014.[4] It was also screened at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2014.[5] It won the César Award for Best Adaptation at the 40th César Awards.[6]

Plot summary

As the Allied Forces move toward Paris, Adolf Hitler commands General Dietrich von Choltitz to destroy the city. Choltitz sends engineering teams to demolish the city's famous landmarks and to overflow the Seine, led by Lieutenant Hegger and advised by a captured Parisian engineer named M. Lanvin. The landmarks targeted include the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Place de la Concorde, Notre Dame Cathedral and Les Invalides.

The Swedish consul, Raoul Nordling, sneaks into the general's office in the Hotel Meurice by means of a secret staircase originally built for a famous courtesan who lived there. He points out the loss of innocent lives if the demolition goes through, and asks the general not to do it. The general is not swayed and is determined to do his duty.

Parisians start to revolt against the German patrols. Fighting fills the streets. Choltitz reveals that through its policy of Sippenhaft, the Nazi government punishes the families of disobedient officers. Nordling tries to downplay its significance, but Choltitz points out that it was enacted right as he was promoted, meaning that Hitler has his eyes on Choltitz.

Nordling offers the chance for the French Resistance to try to evacuate Choltitz's family. He confesses that he would not be able to choose between saving his family and saving Paris, were he in Choltitz's position. However, if he chooses Paris, the world will remember him as a hero. Choltitz relents and cancels the demolition. Lt Hegger tries to trigger it anyway, but is shot by Lanvin.

After the fall of Nazi Germany, Choltitz serves a two-year prison sentence for his earlier actions during the Siege of Sevastopol. Nordling is awarded a medal for his persuasion of Choltitz in Paris, but he passes it over to Choltitz, recognizing him as the real hero.

Cast

Critical reception

The movie was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 93% of 45 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's consensus states that "For filmgoers who value character development and smart dialogue over plot, Diplomacy yields rich, powerfully acted rewards."[7]

Brenda Benthien of kinocritics.com judged the "theatrical tour-de-force" was "a Valentine to Schlöndorff’s beloved Paris".[8]

References

  1. ^ JP. "Diplomatie (Diplomacy) (2014)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Diplomacy (2014) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Diplomacy". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  4. ^ "Berlin Film Review: 'Diplomacy'". Variety. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Telluride Announces 2014 Lineup: Reese Witherspoon in 'Wild,' 'Birdman' and Ramin Bahrani's '99 Homes' Among Highlights". Indiewire. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Diplomacy". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Diplomatie". KinoCritics. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
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