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The Princess of Montpensier (French: La Princesse de Montpensier) is a 2010 French period romance film directed by Bertrand Tavernier, inspired by a short story of the same name published anonymously by Madame de La Fayette in 1662.
Nov 3, 2010 · With Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet. Based on the classic didactic novel, the action centers on the noble lady who soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of the French court of the religious wars era.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Bertrand Tavernier
- 2010-11-03
The Princess of Montpensier is a short novel by Madame de La Fayette which came out anonymously in 1662 as her first published work. It is regarded not only as one of the first modern novels in French, but also as both the prototype and a masterpiece of the historical novel.
Jul 4, 2011 · Acclaimed filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier (Round Midnight, Life and Nothing But) brings us The Princess of Montpensier a full-blooded tale of passion, romance a...
- 2 min
- 134.3K
- StudiocanalUK
We meet a fierce soldier, the Count of Chabannes ( Lambert Wilson ), who after unknowingly plunging his blade into the belly of a pregnant woman, decides he is disgusted by war. That places him outside the pale, a traitor to one side, a deserter to the other.
May 16, 2010 · Adapted from a short story by Madame de La Fayette (published in 1662), La Princesse de Montpensier is a tale of the passions and tragic fate of a princess, a rich heiress of a French kingdom under threat in the wars of religion of 1562.
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Apr 14, 2011 · “The Princess of Montpensier,” Bertrand Tavernier’s period tale about wars on the battlefield and those closer to home, is a rousing amalgam of ambition, moods and genre conceits.
