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The Princess of Montpensier

- Love. Conflict. Betrayal.

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.

Release Date : 2010-11-03

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paradis FilmsStudioCanalFrance 2 CinémaFrance 3 CinémaPandora FilmproduktionMEDIA Programme of the European UnionOutsider Productions

Production Country : FranceGermanyBelgium

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Mélanie Thierry

Character Name : Marie de Montpensier

Original Name : Mélanie Thierry

Gender : Female

Lambert Wilson

Character Name : François de Chabannes

Original Name : Lambert Wilson

Gender : Male

Gaspard Ulliel

Character Name : Henri de Guise

Original Name : Gaspard Ulliel

Gender : Male

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Character Name : Philippe de Montpensier

Original Name : Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Gender : Male

Raphaël Personnaz

Character Name : Le Duc d'Anjou

Original Name : Raphaël Personnaz

Gender : Male

Michel Vuillermoz

Character Name : Le Duc de Montpensier

Original Name : Michel Vuillermoz

Gender : Male

Philippe Magnan

Character Name : Le Marquis de Mézières

Original Name : Philippe Magnan

Gender : Male

Florence Thomassin

Character Name : La Marquise de Mézières

Original Name : Florence Thomassin

Gender : Female

Christine Brücher

Character Name : La Duchesse de Montpensier

Original Name : Christine Brücher

Gender : Female

Evelina Meghnagi

Character Name : Catherine de Médicis

Original Name : Evelina Meghnagi

Gender : Female

Judith Chemla

Character Name : Catherine de Guise

Original Name : Judith Chemla

Gender : Female

César Domboy

Character Name : Mayenne

Original Name : César Domboy

Gender : Male

Jean-Pol Dubois

Character Name : Le Cardinal de Lorraine

Original Name : Jean-Pol Dubois

Gender : Male

Charles Petit

Character Name : Nicolas

Original Name : Charles Petit

Gender : Male

Joséphine de la Baume

Character Name : Jeanne, la suivante de Marie

Original Name : Joséphine de la Baume

Gender : Female

Anatole de Bodinat

Character Name : Joyeuse

Original Name : Anatole de Bodinat

Gender : Male

Samuel Theis

Character Name : La Valette

Original Name : Samuel Theis

Gender : Male

Eric Rulliat

Character Name : Quélus

Original Name : Eric Rulliat

Gender : Male

Jean-Yves Roan

Character Name : Le colporteur

Original Name : Jean-Yves Roan

Gender : Male

Nathalie Krebs

Character Name : La duègne de Marie

Original Name : Nathalie Krebs

Gender : Female

Alain Sachs

Character Name : L'aubergiste

Original Name : Alain Sachs

Gender : Male

Tomasz Białkowski

Character Name : Le professeur de polonais

Original Name : Tomasz Białkowski

Gender : Male

Jean-Claude Calon

Character Name : Le tailleur du Duc

Original Name : Jean-Claude Calon

Gender : Male

Olivier Loustau

Character Name : Le brigand

Original Name : Olivier Loustau

Gender : Male

Deborah Grall

Character Name : La servante à l'auberge

Original Name : Deborah Grall

Gender : Female

Mathieu Lourdel

Character Name : Saint-Mégrin

Original Name : Mathieu Lourdel

Gender : Male

Frédéric Bourboulon

Character Name : Un noble au Louvre

Original Name : Frédéric Bourboulon

Gender : Male

Francis Camel

Character Name : Le chamelier

Original Name : Francis Camel

Gender : Male

Frédéric Laforet

Character Name : Quercy

Original Name : Frédéric Laforet

Gender : Male

Romain Vergnaud

Character Name : Charles

Original Name : Romain Vergnaud

Gender : Male

Yann Vaille

Character Name : Beauvais

Original Name : Yann Vaille

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-11

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.