The Princess of Montpensier is set in 1562 France, during the Wars of Religion. Melanie Thierry plays Marie, a beautiful young heiress who's in love with her childhood sweetheart, handsome warrior Henri de Guise (Gaspard Ulliel) but is forced to marry Henri's friend Prince Philippe (Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet), son of the Duke of Montpensier (Michel Vuillermoz). While Henri and the Prince go off to fight for the Duke of Anjou (Raphael Personnaz), Marie is left in the care of Philippe's former tutor and mentor Chabannes (Lambert Wilson), who tries to advise and protect her, while also clearly falling in love with her. At the same time, Philippe becomes jealous of Marie's continued feelings for Henri and things get even more complicated when the Duke of Anjou takes a fancy to her as well.
Director:
Bertrand Tavernier
Year:
2010
Country:
Fra
Cast:
Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Classification:
M
Certification:
VS