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La Reine Margot [DVD] [1995]
 
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La Reine Margot [DVD] [1995]

Isabelle Adjani , Daniel Auteuil , Patrice Chéreau    Suitable for 18 years and over   DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi
  • Directors: Patrice Chéreau
  • Writers: Patrice Chéreau, Alexandre Dumas père, Danièle Thompson
  • Producers: Carsten Meyer-Grohbrügge, Claude Berri, Paulo Trancoso, Pierre Grunstein
  • Format: PAL
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Mar 2000
  • Run Time: 138 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004S8GU
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,365 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, La Reine Margot concerns the events behind infamous Massacre of St Bartholomew in sixth-century France. Isabelle Adjani plays Margot, betrothed for political reasons to one man (Daniel Auteuil) by her mother (Virna Lisi), while she is, in fact, in love with another (Vincent Pérez). Despite the bond that grows between the reluctant couple, plots are hatching all over the castle against the royals. Adventurous, exciting, erotic and given strong artistic credibility through its outstanding cast, the film is enthralling and visually sumptuous. Directed by Patrice Chereau, less known outside of France than is the film's producer, Claude Berri (director of Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources). --Tom Keogh

Special Features

Wide Screen
French
Region 2

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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic film, 13 Sep 2004
This review is from: La Reine Margot [DVD] [1995] (DVD)
"La Reine Margot" is one of the few movies to capture the gritty reality of the 16th-century. The opulence and the extravagance sits side-by-side with dirty streets and intense violence. The acting is superb as well, with none of the cast disappointing. The powerful beauty of Isabelle Adjani contrasts powerfully with the serpentine nature of Virna Lisi as Catherine de'Medici.

The action moves from the sumptuous religious drama of Notre-Dame where an unwilling Margot is forced into marriage with her Protestant cousin, Henri; to the filthy streets of Paris, where numerous Protestants crowd the steet and Margot picks an anonymous stranger as her lover. Sewers, secret rooms, grubby streets and abandoned chateau juxtapose next to palaces, cathedrals and throne rooms. Passionate lovemaking scenes between Margot and La Mole contrast with the horrendous brutality of the Massacre and numerous secret assassinations. Artistic metaphor is rich throughout the movie, as well. Margot is married in red, but ends the film in a bride-white dress that is stained in blood.

The story - grotesque, mesmerising and violent - is based on real events; and, although not entirely accurate, it is the finest film to date on the horrific events of St. Bartholomew's Eve, 1572 and on the ultimate fall of the Valois dynasty.

The direction, the acting, the music, the scenery, the costume - everything about "La Reine Margot" is 5 stars!

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not for the film but for the edition, 17 Feb 2011
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This review is from: La Reine Margot [DVD] [1995] (DVD)
The missing star is not for the film, but for the edition released on DVD. It's the slightly more edited Miramax release version (144 mins), not the full French original (161 mins). It's a bit less explicit and violent, and shorter. The missing bits jar, especially in the end scenes. It would be great to see the original released as even the French DVD seems to be the shorter version.
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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A film of consistent high quality, 19 Oct 2001
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I was amazed by the high quality of evey part of this filming. The acting, special effects, storyline, scenery, costumes, camera... I'm afraid to say that it is streets ahead of recent hollywood offerings. The subtitles are irrelevant. After five minutes one does not notice that it is in French, so captivating is the film itself.
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