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1993 Certificate 18
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This acclaimed film presents the epic 16th-century saga of Margot de Valois (Isabelle Adjani) and her tragic arranged marriage to Henri of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil). In order to create an alliance between the Protestants and the Catholics, Margot is betrothed to Henri, one of the leaders of the French Protestants. Margot, .. Read more

Starring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez
Director Patrice Chereau
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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La Reine Margot

This acclaimed film presents the epic 16th-century saga of Margot de Valois (Isabelle Adjani) and her tragic arranged marriage to Henri of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil). In order to create an alliance between the Protestants and the Catholics, Margot is betrothed to Henri, one of the leaders of the French Protestants. Margot, despite her initial hostility, eventually becomes Henri's main ally in a convoluted and conspiratorial court. However, determined not to consummate her relationship with Henri, Margot takes a Protestant lover (Vincent Perez) and during the St. Bartholomew's Night Massacre, in which the Catholics slaughter the Protestants, helps him escape. The events that follow change not only Margot's life but the course of French history.

Starring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi
Director Patrice Chereau
Studio PATHE DISTRIBUTION
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 35 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Released DVD: 27 Mar 2000
Production year: 1993
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Catherine de Medici (Françoise Rosay) rules France through her son, Charles IX, and hopes to avoid civil war between the Protestants and the Catholics by arranging a marriage between her daughter Margot (Jeanne Moreau) and a handsome count. Dumas's novel was originally adapted by Abel Gance, the director of the legendary silent epic Napoléon, but the film that finally emerged was much more of a bodice-ripper and it suffered cuts for the American and British markets. It was lavishly remade in 1994 with Isabelle Adjani.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 2 stars out of 4

    Engagingly vivid account of power struggles on personal, political and religious levels, involving bloodshed, poison, lust and betrayal.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 15 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    God but not great

    French film with english subitles about Paris in 1527.

    My history isn't good so maybe that was the reason I had to go back to the initial subtitles to try and get my bearings at the start of the film.

    Basically it is about the effect an incestuous Catholic French Royal Family has on themselves and their subjects.

    Margot(Adjani), the sister of the King is married (against her will)to her protestant cousin, to try and alleviate the Catholic's concerns, that the King is being influenced more by his Protestant mentor, than his wicked mother. Not a great idea, but it's actually part of a master plan, to start a cull of the Protestants. This has the desired effect, as a result of tension induced at the wedding.

    The Catholic faith obviously had different values in those days because murder, incest, and generally sleeping around with everyone but your spouse, seems to be the order of the day.

    In amongst all this murder and mayhem Margot's attitude to life changes, after she meets her soul(sex)mate (not hubbie) and rather than sleeping with all and sundry, she tries to change, and act like the potential queen that she is.

    The film is then about the trials and tribulations of love and survival in an atmosphere of violence and distrust.

    Oh and in the true tradition of French films there's quite a bit of naked flesh

      • LD from Herts
      • Posted 05 Mar 2004 19:24

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  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Good film - here's some background

    .. fascinating introduction to French history .. although Marguerite de Valois doesnt figure much in the real version. You can find an abridged version of the Dumas book here .. it sets the scene usefully http://www.sfw.org.uk/books/marguerite.html

      • A customer from Swindon, UK
      • Posted 03 Apr 2005 11:21

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