To appease the protestants, the queen mother, catherine medici, arranges a. Both novel and movie, though, are rambunctiously fictional versions of. Its 1572 at the time of the religious wars in france, a time when what one professed to believe showed on whose side one was on in the powerplay at the top of. A classic tale of intrigue and forbidden love, queen margot is the powerful hit universally acclaimed by critics. I have never read that book, so i cannot speak to any comparison. Avec isabelle adjani, daniel auteuil, jeanhugues anglade, vincent perez, virna lisi. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family. Paris, august, 1572 a troubled time in the history of france, a country torn by wars and religious strife. Aug 28, 2012 the historical plausibility of queen margot. Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly powerhungry family, the beautiful margot isabelle adjani diabolique soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. The film is reedited for distribution in the usa, and this version is soon fully accepted by the director himself, who. With jeanne moreau, armando francioli, robert porte, henri genes.
This movie is based on a different book, a novel, le reine margot, by alexandre dumas. The film begins with the catholic margot isabelle adjani reluctantly marrying the huguenot king henri of navarre who should be 19, but is. Directors patrice chereau cast includes isabelle adjani, daniel auteuil, jeanhugues anglade, vincent parez, virna lisi, dominique blanc, pascal greggory, claudio amendola, miguel bosa, asia argento, julien rassam, thomas kretschmann, jeanclaude brialy, jeanphilippe a coffey. With isabelle adjani, daniel auteuil, jeanhugues anglade, vincent perez. In fact, miramax, which distributed the film, wanted potential viewers to.
Media ii distribution support eligible for media ii automatic support to distribution. When queen margot was released theatrically in america in 1994, arthouse. Young queen margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between catholics and protestants. Two riders ride to paris carrying a message for their respective lords. Historical drama centred on the political intrigues leading up to the st bartholomews day massacre of 1572. However, when the film unspooled, those expecting the usual prettyasa. This is not a polite drawingroom story of men in tights and women in ruffled collars. Its presentation at cannes also constitutes a new departure for the work of patrice chereau. The movie stars isabelle adjani, daniel auteuil, virna lisi and vincent perez.