Up-and-coming secretary Friedrich Zeitz (Richard Madden) is whisked off to factory owner Hoffmeister's (Alan Rickman) estate to serve as a tutor for his young son. It is there that Friedrich catches the eye of the boss's younger wife, Lotte (Rebecca Hall), after which their instant attraction is challenged both by Zeitz's general reticence and Mrs. Hoffmeister's loyalty to her husband. Beautifully filmed and set in Germany just prior to WW1, A Promise tells the powerful love story of a married woman and her husband s protégé separated first by duties, then by war,... they pledge their devotion to one another, but can they ever be together? [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Up-and-coming secretary Friedrich Zeitz (Richard Madden) is whisked off to factory owner Hoffmeister's (Alan Rickman) estate to serve as a tutor for his young son. It is there that Friedrich catches the eye of the boss's younger wife, Lotte (Rebecca Hall), after which their instant attraction is challenged both by Zeitz's general reticence and Mrs. Hoffmeister's loyalty to her husband. Beautifully filmed and set in Germany just prior to WW1, A Promise tells the powerful love story of a married woman and her husband s protégé separated first by duties, then by war, they pledge their devotion to one another, but can they ever be together?
Richard Madden, Rebecca Hall and Alan Rickman star in this drama directed by Patrice Leconte. When Friederich Zeitz (Madden) lands a job with German nobleman Karl Hoffmeister (Rickman) he throws himself into the position while also agreeing to tutor Karl's son. As Friederich gets closer to young Otto Hoffmeister (Toby Murray) he also forms a bond with his employer's wife Lotte (Hall). When Karl suspects that his wife is growing too fond of his employee, he sends Friederich to Mexico for a two-year position supervising a mining project. Upon his departure, Friederich and Lotte agree to stay faithful to each other, however, when war breaks out Friederich's homecoming is severely delayed. Will Lotte stay true to her word or will time and distance get in their way?
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