Isabelle Adjani,
Daniel Auteuil,
Jean-Hugues Anglade,
Vincent Perez,
Virna Lisi
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The historical novel by Alexandre Dumas was adapted for the screen with this lavish French epic, winner of 5 Césars and a pair of awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Isabelle Adjani stars as Marguerit... read more
DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
Stats: 511 reviews
This film should be considered a classic, but instead, I'm afraid, it's considered completely underwatched, underappreciated, and underrated, and it's deserving of so much more!
Historical drama of epic proportions, sumptuous yet gritty, held together by fine performances from Isabelle Adjani, maidenly, distant, yet passionate and Virna Lisi as the villainous Catherine de Medici. Labyrinthine yet compellingly flamboyant.
I liked this because I've been to France, to the chateau of Amboise, where the Catholics hung the Protestants from the gargoyles. This story takes place during all of that. A link to history. That's my kind of movie, even though it's not real fun.
Filled with thrills and excitement, this film re-enacts a time in history when fueds and wars were the thing of each day. Vincent Perez and Isabell Adjani are beautiful to look at and their romance is hot.
Weird....Perez was hot. That chick was gorgeous, but...no.
I thought that her brother the king was far more interesting than she was. And even though I love Vincent Perez, he just seemed rather simple and not really important. Other than to look good.
Beautiful, graphic, intense, passionate... French. Margot's transformation was exhilarating to watch.
It is sweet... and kinda sad. I guess it is pretty historically accurate besides maybe the whole in love with a poor man thing.
This is one of those foreign films that people have to see at bleast once. The story is slightly tedious as are the subtitles, but this movie just goes to prove that Vincent Perez is a star no matter what country or language he's tackling!!!
OK, it's a french film w/ subtitles but it's an awesome period piece w/ fantastic acting. It's romatinc, adventurous and not, I repeat, NOT HOLLYWOOD at all!
One of the greatest movies of all time, based on Alexandre Dumas best novel. Isabella adjani is mesmeriziing to watch, and the music score is chilling.
Lively as spectacle shot at authentic locales. Full Review
Serving as opening night of the 1994 Cannes Festival, this bloody account of French royalty divided critics, often along national lines, eliciting debates of French versus Hollywood cinema; good produ... Full Review
Cinematic Dessert....Very Tasty
Tough to sit through, and not really worth all the effort.
Lavish and disturbing, if somewhat cold. Adjani is typically solid.
How do I start in describing this disaster of a movie? Full Review
The movie is a jumbled mess that never really comes alive, and in the end may feel like something of an endurance test. Full Review
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