Queen Margot

(1994)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 435 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Year: 1994

Runtime: 138 мин

Country: France, Germany

Director: Patrice Chéreau

Cast: Изабель Аджани, Даниель Отой, Жан-Юг Англад, Венсан Перес, Вирна Лизи, Dominique Blanc, Pascal Greggory, Claudio Amendola, Miguel Bosé, Азия Ардженто

Plot

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France, a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace, a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic king, Charles IX, and the Hugenot king, Henri of Navarre. Catherine de Médicis maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults, poisonings, and instigations to incest.