Merveilleuse Angélique (1965)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Bernard Borderie

Writers:

Anne Golon (novel) &
Serge Golon (novel) ...
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Release Date:

7 July 1965 (France)

Genre:

Adventure | History | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Royalty | Historical | Beautiful Woman | King Louis XIV

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Michèle Mercier	...	Angélique de Peyrac
Claude Giraud	...	Philippe de Plessis-Bellières
Jean Rochefort	...	Desgrez
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Claude le Petit, dit Le poète croté
Giuliano Gemma	...	Nicolas
Claire Maurier	...	Ninon de Lenclos
Ernst Schröder	...	Le capitaine du Châtelet
Charles Régnier	...	Conan Becker
Jacques Toja	...	Louis XIV
François Maistre	...	Prionce de Condé
Robert Porte	...	Monsieur
Denise Provence	...	Barbe
Noël Roquevert	...	Maître Bourjus, l'aubergiste
Rosalba Neri	...	La Polak
Elizabeth Ercy	...	Rosine (as Elisabeth Ercy)
Patrick Lemaître	...	Flipot
Gino Marturano	...	Rodogone
Jacques Hilling	...	Molines
Henri Cogan	...	Cul-de-Bois
Serge Marquand	...	Jactance
Nadia Barentin	...	Jacqueline
Pietro Tordi	...	Le grand Coërse
Michael Münzer	...	Beau-Garçon
Robert Hoffmann	...	Chevalier de Lorraine
Malka Ribowska	...	La Brinvilliers
Roberto	...	Barcarolle (as Le Nain Roberto)
Dominique Viriot	...	Linot

Directed by
Bernard Borderie

Writing credits
Anne Golon		(novel "Le Chemin de Versailles") &
Serge Golon		(novel "Le Chemin de Versailles")
Claude Brulé		(writer) &
Bernard Borderie		(writer) &
Francis Cosne		(writer)
Daniel Boulanger		(dialogue)

Produced by
Francis Cosne	....	producer
Raymond Borderie	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Michel Magne

Cinematography by
Henri Persin

Film Editing by
Christian Gaudin

Production Design by
René Moulaert

Costume Design by
Rosine Delamare

Makeup Department
Huguette LaLaurette	....	wig maker
Maguy Vernadet	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Henri Jaquillard	....	production manager
Paul Lemaire	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Aboyantz	....	assistant director
Renzo Cerrato	....	assistant director
Paul Nuytens	....	assistant director

Art Department
Jacques Paris	....	assistant set decorator
Henri Sonois	....	assistant set decorator
Albert Volper	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jean Nény	....	sound mixer
René Sarazin	....	sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department
Gilles Bonneau	....	camera operator: second unit
Maurice Chapiron	....	still photographer
Guy Suzuki	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Georgette Fillon	....	wardrobe
Marie Gromtseff	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Isabel García de Herreros	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Richard Balducci	....	unit publicist
Robert Chevereau	....	production administrator
Lily Hargous	....	script supervisor
Fiorella Betti	....	voice dubbing: Rosalba Neri (Italian version) (uncredited)
Philippe Noiret	....	voice dubbing: Ernst Schröder (French version) (uncredited)
Jacques Thébault	....	voice dubbing: Giuliano Gemma (French version) (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
• Films Borderie
• Fono Roma
• Francos Films
• Gloria-Film GmbH
• S.N. Prodis

Distributors

• S.N. Prodis (1965) (France) (theatrical)
• F.J. Lucas (Brazil) (video)

Also Known As:

Angélique, 2. Teil (West Germany)
Angelique: The Road to Versailles (UK)
La meravigliosa Angelica (Italy)
Angelika - enkelten markiisitar (Finland) [fi]
Angeliki, i adamasti (Greece) [el]
Bajecná Angelika (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) (literal title) [cs]
Den fantastiske Angelique (Sweden) [sv]
Maravilhosa Angélica (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France | Italy | West Germany

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Die Legende von Paul und Paula (1973)

Confusing and not all that satisfying a followup film

In this first sequel to the 1964 film "Angélique", it begins with the capture and death of one of the men responsible for the death of Angélique's husband in the prior film. You see the monk die but oddly, instead of being happy, she is rather gloomy and petulant towards her rescuers--still making demands like she is STILL the marquise. Unfortunately for our heroine, the leader of the band of criminals (Nicolas) with which she lives is killed and she is without a protector.

Now, the film takes an odd turn. She is able to get her two young sons back but instead of going back to the underworld life, she goes into business with a local inn keeper--and they are very, very successful. However, apparently Angélique isn't excessively bright, as she takes a trip to the palace using her new alias--even though in the last film the King's brother tried to have her murdered. This doesn't seem like the best place to go, huh? Angélique also meets up along with way with an odd man who is a wanted man for producing pamphlets that the King does not like. This part is played by the famous French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant and, like most French women in the 1960s, she fell in love with him. Later, with Jean-Louis' help, she comes up with a plan for killing off 12 men (including the very wicked brother of the king) for the senseless murder of a boy and the burning of her business. However, almost as soon as this plot was created, she decides to call off her vendetta because the king made amends--even though her new lover has been killed and there wasn't a whole lot they could do to bring him back! Now, she takes a new lover--the same cousin who she hated in the first film. Oddly, they have little chemistry between them and he seems like a jerk. And, when he should treat her well for being so good to him, he treats her like dirt.

At this point in the film, I really felt lost. Again and again, the film seemed to have a plot and again and again, the people involved died and the movie took an entirely different direction. Three different lovers, three different plots--and none of them seemed satisfying or consistent. In fact, although Angélique seemed smart at times, at others she was enigmatic and confusing. As a result, much of what I loved in the first film was no where to be found. It is definitely a step below the other film and hopefully I will enjoy the next one much more.