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Queen Margot

1994 · 138 min

A lavish, blood-soaked plunge into court intrigue, where passion and cruelty collide under candlelit grandeur.

Directed by
Patrice Chéreau
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Starring
Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Tagline
She was the wife of a king… and the lover of a soldier.
Overview
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

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Directed by
Patrice Chéreau
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Starring
Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • love
  • violence
  • faith
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, history, romance
Directed by
Patrice Chéreau
Written by
Patrice Chéreau, Danièle Thompson
Starring
Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi, Dominique Blanc, Pascal Greggory, Claudio Amendola
Music
Goran Bregović
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Runtime
138 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Languages
French, Italian

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