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Queen Margot (La Reine Margot) (1994)

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The historical novel by Alexandre Dumas was adapted for the screen with this lavish French epic, winner of 5 Césars and a pair of awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Isabelle Adjani stars as Marguerite de Valois, better known as Margot, daughter of scheming Catholic power player Catherine de Medici (Virna Lisi). Margot is an heiress to the throne during the late 16th century reign of the neurotic, hypochondriac King Charles IX (Jean-Hugues Anglade), a time when Protestants and Catholics are

Jul 1, 2003

Miramax Films

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will linger in memory long afterwards

January 28, 2012 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | Comment

Everything's scenery, even the story.

July 7, 2011 Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | Comment
Daily Telegraph

Lively as spectacle shot at authentic locales.

June 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Serving as opening night of the 1994 Cannes Festival, this bloody account of French royalty divided critics, often along national lines, eliciting debates of French versus Hollywood cinema; good production values help this overlong violent saga.

December 20, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Cinematic Dessert....Very Tasty

November 3, 2005 Comment
Moviehole

Tough to sit through, and not really worth all the effort.

April 2, 2005 Comment
eFilmCritic.com

Lavish and disturbing, if somewhat cold. Adjani is typically solid.

June 7, 2003 Comment
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This film should be considered a classic, but instead, I'm afraid, it's considered completely underwatched, underappreciated, and underrated, and it's deserving of so much more!

November 10, 2007
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Historical drama of epic proportions, sumptuous yet gritty, held together by fine performances from Isabelle Adjani, maidenly, distant, yet passionate and Virna Lisi as the villainous Catherine de Medici. Labyrinthine yet compellingly flamboyant.

February 11, 2009
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Foreign Titles

  • La Reine Margot (1954) (DE)
  • A Woman of Evil (UK)
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