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Show all (9)During the French Wars of Religion, heiress Marie (Mélanie Thierry) finds that her father, Marquis de Mézières (Philippe Magnan) ], 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.
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Bertrand Tavernier had made his share of swashbucklers (Revenge of the Musketeers), but from the opening scene of The Princess of Montpensier, it’s clear that this time he’s pursuing a less romantic vision of the past. He throws us right into France’s 16th-century religious war between the Catholics and the Huguenots, and shows us a tawdry scene of carnage. (Full review)