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Queen Margot

1954 · 106 min

A lavish, shadowed costume drama that moves through court intrigue and massacre with solemn, romantic urgency.

Directed by: Jean Dréville
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Armando Francioli, Robert Porte

Overview: Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Catherine de Médicis, celebrates her wedding with Henri de Navarre. Officially, it's a rapprochement between the League and the Huguenots. In fact, it was an opportunity to bring all the Huguenots to Paris and kill them all at once. King Charles IX fails in his attempt on Coligny's life. Queen Margot tries to save her husband from the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre by preventing the annulment of his marriage, forcing Henri to share her bed. Two knights from opposing camps are wounded and, saved în extremis, are hidden together by the queen and her cousin. Margot falls in love with one of them, but has to run to warn her husband of a new attack...

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Directed by: Jean Dréville
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Armando Francioli, Robert Porte

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
love
faith
survival
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Jean Dréville
Written by: Abel Gance, Jacques Companéez, Paul Andréota
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Armando Francioli, Robert Porte, Henri Génès, Françoise Rosay, André Versini, Fiorella Mari, Daniel Ceccaldi
Music: Paul Misraki
Cinematography: Roger Hubert, Henri Alekan
Runtime: 106 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French

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