The Princess of Montpensier

2010

2h 19m

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6.3/10

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Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.

Directors

Bertrand Tavernier

Writers

Madame de La Fayette(novel by)

Jean Cosmos(screenplay by)

François-Olivier Rousseau(screenplay by)

Stars

Mélanie Thierry

Lambert Wilson

Gaspard Ulliel

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Mélanie Thierry

Marie de Montpensier

Lambert Wilson

François de Chabannes

Gaspard Ulliel

Henri de Guise

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Philippe de Montpensier

Raphaël Personnaz

Le Duc d'Anjou

Michel Vuillermoz

Le Duc de Montpensier

Philippe Magnan

Le Marquis de Mézières

Florence Thomassin

La Marquise de Mézières

Christine Brücher

La Duchesse de Montpensier

Catherine de Médicis

Catherine de Guise

Mayenne

Le Cardinal de Lorraine

Charles Petit

Nicolas

Joséphine de la Baume

Jeanne, la suivante de Marie

Anatole de Bodinat

Joyeuse

Samuel Theis

La Valette

Eric Rulliat

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Directors

Bertrand Tavernier

Writers

Madame de La Fayette(novel by)

Jean Cosmos(screenplay by)

François-Olivier Rousseau(screenplay by)

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7/10

Set amidst the intrigues of Catherine de Medici's French court, this follows the young "Marie" (Mélanie Thierry) who is set to marry "Henri" (Gaspard Ulliel) from the powerful Guise family when her father does a deal and promises her to "Philippe" (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet) instead. This sets the families Guise and Montpensier at each other's throats and leaves her in a loveless marriage with a man she doesn't even know, much less like. Meantime, the chivalrous "Chabannes" (Lambert Wilson) has had enough of the brutalities of war, deserted his post, and is returning home when a very timely intervention from "Philippe" - his pupil of many years ago - saves his life and takes him to the castle where "Marie" is now living. She's a bright and intelligent woman and with her husband now sent off to fight, "Chabannes" is charged with being her tutor too. She is a quick learner and is soon aware of just how to play her own game in a world where manipulation - especially at the hands of the Duc D'Anjou (Raphaêl Personnaz) is the only law to be reckoned with. What now ensues is a typical period adventure with treachery, lust, romance, swordplay and it offers us a good looking, if a bit of a light and fluffy, look at the politics in a 16th century France beset with wars between Huguenots and Catholics and ruled by a succession of the queen's weak and indecisive sons. It's got the look of a television movie and the actors seem largely - Thierry and Wilson notwithstanding - to have been selected on eye candy value, but it's genre I like and in the spirit of Alexandre Dumas it's quite an enjoyable historical costume drama that I quite liked.

Geronimo196711 Apr, 2024