MARQUISE

| 1997  – 116′ – A France/Italy/Spain Co-Production. Classic, Drama, Comedy, Period & History, Women Directors.

Written by: Véra Belmont, Marcel Beaulieu, Jean-François Josselin, Gérard Mordillat.
Directed by: Véra Belmont.
Starring: Sophie Marceau, Bernard Giraudeau, Lambert Wilson, Anémone, Patrick Timsit, Thierry Lhermitte, Georges Wilson, Frank de la Personne, Marianne Basler, Estelle Skornik.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 1997.
In French with English subtitles.
A Film Movement Classic release. |

Born into poverty, Marquise (Sophie Marceau) is a promiscuous young woman who uses her exquisite beauty and seductive dancing to earn a living. When the distinguished Molière (Bernard Giraudeau) and his theatre troupe come to town, Marquise mesmerises the men, especially the lead actor, nicknamed Gros René, (Patrick Timsit), who falls in love with her and asks for her hand in marriage. She agrees on condition that she joins the group to become an actress. Gros René is deeply in love with his wife, and even accepts her on-going infidelities, until she meets Jean Racine (Lambert Wilson), while they are performing for King Louis XIV and his court. Although flirtatious in manner, Marquise carries honour and integrity in her heart. Following Racine’s coaching, Marquise’s acting talents improve dramatically, and she is at last able to perform the leading dramatic role in his play Andromaque.

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