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DVD ~ Isabelle Adjani
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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, Widescreen
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Pathe Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Mar 2000
  • Run Time: 138 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004S8GU
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,265 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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

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French
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic film, 13 Sep 2004
"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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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 20 Jul 2001
This review is from: La Reine Margot (1993) [VHS] [1995] (VHS Tape)
Not only one of the best foreign but also one of the best films I've ever seen. This film is truly compelling. The story of love and hate is perfectly balanced. The scenes of the massacre are shocking, the shear brutality makes you wonder that it did actually happen.
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32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A film of consistent high quality, 19 Oct 2001
By Andrew R M Clarke (Sudbury, Suffolk United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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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5.0 out of 5 stars What about the good old times?
This movie is perhaps not quite historical. It is a story of Alexandre Dumas. But is gives a view in the period of the hugenots and the not so decent life a the french court... Read more
Published 4 months ago by P. Pieters

5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic Historical grit
What a magnificent achievement by all concerned. It has just made vivid for me an episode of history that I have read about quite a few times, but only as a cause of other... Read more
Published 4 months ago by John Ferngrove

5.0 out of 5 stars magnificent margot in magnificent movie
the magnificent margot in a magnificent movie
That Adjani is a febrile character plotting and loving in 1576 France in a frenetic world where you could be killed for just... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Dr. U. L. Khawaja

2.0 out of 5 stars Characters were weak & lets the film down
If you want a night of blood, madness, dirt and sex...this film is for you. It is a great story but I just did not believe in the characters (with the exeption of Henry)and hence... Read more
Published 20 months ago by C. Clark

5.0 out of 5 stars History as only the French do it
This is a classic rewrite of a Dumas novel (with some very considerable changes to the story). What the film gives us is a marvellously dirty, smelly, small Paris in which life is... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Charles Vasey

2.0 out of 5 stars A half-decent historical drama
La Reine Margot/Queen Margot feels like that old joke about starting with an earthquake and building up to a climax. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2006 by Trevor Willsmer

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent
A truly wonderful French film - beautiful to look at, passionate, brilliantly acted, heart-breaking. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2006 by Roman Clodia

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood, Political Intrigue & Heaving Bosoms
Saw this originally at the cinema, and loved it. This movie was worth a re-run. This is sumptuous historical drama at its best with many of the details taken directly from fact,... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2006 by Zoe

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Historical Movie
Those who did not like this movie simply don't know about history. La Reine Margot is a relatively factual interpretation of a very real event in 1572 that depicts the St... Read more
Published on 2 April 2006 by Mr. N. Matera

5.0 out of 5 stars Operatic!
I adore this film. I've watched it four times in the last year and will probably watch it at least once more. I can't believe there are some that don't like it! Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2006 by Irene the Athenian

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