THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER
| 2011 – 139′ – Biopic, Classic, History, Romance.
Written by: Bertrand Tavernier, François-Olivier Rousseau, Jean Cosmos.
Based on the Book by: Madame de Lafayette.
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier.
Starring: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Gaspard Ulliel, Judith Chemla, Raphaël Personnaz, Michel Vuillermoz, Anatole de Bodinat, Eric Rulliat, Samuel Theis.
Official selections Cannes International Film Festival 2010, Chicago International Film Festival 2010, Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York 2011. César Award winner for Best Costume Design.
In French with English subtitles.
An IFC Films release. |
During the French Wars of Religion, heiress Marie (Mélanie Thierry) finds that her father, the Marquis de Mézières (Judith Chemla), has arranged for her to marry the Prince of Montpensier (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet), a war hero with favorable political connections. Marie, however, is in love with Henri de Guise (Gaspard Ulliel), a soldier who is less socially revered than the prince. But Marie’s protestations are for nought, and conflict ensues on the battlefield and in the bedroom.