The Princess of Montpensier

(2010)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 278 votes

Genres: Action, Drama, History, Romance

Year: 2010

Runtime: 139 мин

Country: France, Germany

Director: Bertrand Tavernier

Cast: Mélanie Thierry, Ламбер Вильсон, Гаспар Ульель, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Raphaël Personnaz, Michel Vuillermoz, Philippe Magnan, Флоранс Томассен, Christine Brücher, Evelina Meghnagi

Plot

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.

Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama set against the savage Catholic/Protestant wars that ripped France apart in the 16th century. Based on a novel by the celebrated Mme de Lafayette, the action centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father's political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, whom she has never met. When Philippe is called away to fight, she is left in the care of Count de Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare, and soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of court.