Queen Margot
Why we chose it
Isabelle Adjani (“Possession”) plays Margot and Cannes winner Virna Lisi is Catherine de’ Medici in a painterly, unflinching take on Alexandre Dumas’s famous novel, set at a court full of sex and death where nobody can be trusted. Poison and blood flow freely to Goran Bregović’s score.
Synopsis
In 1572 Catherine de’ Medici marries her Catholic daughter Margot to the Huguenot Henri de Navarre, hoping the match will keep the peace between the two faiths. Margot herself prefers a lover from the streets to the husband she’s been given. Days after the wedding, the Protestants who came to Paris for it begin to die, and Margot hides one of the wounded in her rooms.
Information
- Director
- Patrice Chéreau
- Cast
- Also known as
- La reine Margot
- Production year
- 1994
- Decade
- 1990s
- Duration
- 2h 41m
- Festivals & Awards
- Language
- French, Italian
- Country
- France, Germany, Italy
- Subtitles
- Polish
- Age rating
- 16+
Oscars
Nominated for Best Costume Design
1995
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actress (Virna Lisi)
1994
Cannes Film Festival
Jury Prize
1994
Golden Globes
Nominated for Best Non-English Language Film
1995
César Awards
Best Actress (Isabelle Adjani)
1995
César Awards
Best Supporting Actor (Jean-Hugues Anglade)
1995
César Awards
Best Supporting Actress (Virna Lisi)
1995
César Awards
Best Cinematography
1995
César Awards
Best Costume Design
1995
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