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La princesse de Montpensier -- Based on a novella by Madame de Lafayette, the story centers on Marie de Mezières's love for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, which is thwarted when her father's political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never met. When Philippe is called away to fight, she is left in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare, and soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of court.
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Director:
Bertrand Tavernier
Writers:
Jean Cosmos
Madame de La Fayette (short story)
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Release Date:
3 November 2010 (Belgium) See more »
Genre:
Action | Drama | History | Romance See more »
Tagline:
Passion Destroys Everything
Plot:
Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama set against the savage... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Mélanie Thierry Is "The Princess of Montpensier"
 (From SneakPeek. 6 April 2011, 7:33 AM, PDT)
"The Princess of Montpensier"- April 1, 2011
 (From SneakPeek. 13 March 2011, 8:29 PM, PDT)
"Of Gods and Men" Leads Cesar Awards Nominations!
 (From Manny the Movie Guy. 21 January 2011, 3:12 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
Nicely done historical drama See more (14 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Mélanie Thierry ... Princesse Marie de Montpensier

Lambert Wilson ... Comte de Chabannes
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet ... Prince de Montpensier

Gaspard Ulliel ... Henri de Guise

Raphaël Personnaz ... Duc d'Anjou
Anatole de Bodinat ... Joyeuse
Eric Rulliat ... Quelus
Samuel Theis ... La Valette
Michel Vuillermoz ... Duc de Montpensier
Judith Chemla ... Catherine de Guise
Philippe Magnan ... Marquis de Mézières
César Domboy ... Mayenne
Jean-Pol Dubois ... Cardinal de Lorraine
Florence Thomassin ... Marquise de Mézières
Christine Brücher ... Duchesse de Montpensier
Evelina Meghnagi ... Catherine de Médicis
Charles Petit ... Nicolas

Joséphine de La Baume ... Jeanne, la suivante
Jean-Yves Roan ... Le colporteur
Nathalie Krebs ... Duègne Marie
Alain Sachs ... L'aubergiste
Tomasz Bialkowski ... Le professeur de polonais
Jean-Claude Calon ... Le tailleur du Duc

Olivier Loustau ... Le brigand

Deborah Grall ... Servante auberge
Mathieu Lourdel ... Saint-Mégrin
Frédéric Bourboulon ... Le noble Louvre
Francis Camel ... Le chamelier
Frédéric Laforet ... Quercy (as Frédéric Laforêt)
Romain Vergnaud ... Charles
Yann Vaille ... Beauvais
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Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jean Cosmos 
Madame de La Fayette  short story
François-Olivier Rousseau 
Bertrand Tavernier 

Produced by
Frédéric Bourboulon .... producer
Laurent Brochand .... producer
Eric Heumann .... producer
 
Original Music by
Philippe Sarde 
 
Cinematography by
Bruno de Keyzer 
 
Production Design by
Guy-Claude François 
 
Makeup Department
Pascale Bouquière .... key makeup artist
Catherine Duplan .... hair stylist
Sophie Farsat .... hair stylist
Emilie Rozier .... makeup artist
Agnès Tassel .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Jean-Charles Berlan .... assistant unit manager
Sylvain Bouladoux .... unit manager
Cyrille Bruneau .... assistant production manager
Pierre-Olivier Daudens .... assistant unit manager
Varujan Gumusel .... post-production manager
Anaïs Subra .... assistant unit manager
Robin Welch .... assistant unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Felix Baudouin .... second assistant director
Mathieu Hiltzer .... second assistant director
Valérie Othnin-Girard .... first assistant director
Alice Pic .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Lionel Callari .... property master
Marine Decaux .... art department assistant
Nicolas Decaux .... construction coordinator
Maite Goblet .... second assistant art director
Thierry Poulet .... assistant art director
Julie Wassef .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Olivier Dô Hùu .... sound re-recording mixer
Pierre-Jean Labrusse .... sound mix technician
Camille Langlais .... assistant sound editor
Michel Monier .... sound consultant: dolby
Elisabeth Paquotte .... sound editor
David Rit .... boom operator
Olivier Schwob .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Max Garnier .... special effects technician
Bruno Lefebvre .... special effects technician
François Philippi .... special effects supervisor
Charles-Axel Vollard .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Alain Carsoux .... visual effects director
Ana Cojanu .... visual effects editor
Bertrand de Saint Seine .... titles and credits
Séverine De Wever .... visual effects producer
Celine Goriot .... assistant visual effects coordinator
Pacini Kevin .... visual effects editor
Guillaume Le Gouez .... digital compositor
Fredrik Monteil .... digital compositor
Laurent Ripoll .... visual effects editor
 
Stunts
Frédéric Alhinho .... stunt performer
Virginie Arnaud .... stunt performer
Alain Barbier .... stunt performer
Jean-Marc Bellu .... stunt performer
Guillaume Bobin .... stunts
Frans Boyer .... stunt performer
Laurent Demianoff .... assistant fight choreographer
Laurent Demianoff .... stunt performer
Jean-Jacques Desplanque .... stunt performer
Alain Figlarz .... fight choreographer
Alain Figlarz .... stunt coordinator
David Genty .... stunt performer
Vincent Haquin .... stunt performer
Alban Lenoir .... stunt performer
Franck Merenda .... stunt performer
Patrick Médioni .... stunt performer
Stéphane Orsolani .... stunt performer
Adam Pengsawang .... stunt performer
Sébastien Peres .... stunt performer
Jean-Charles Rousseau .... stunt performer
Patrick Steltzer .... stunt performer
Lionel Vitrant .... stunt performer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolas Beauchamp .... camera operator: second unit
Senda Bonnet .... assistant camera
Laurent Coudoux .... lighting technician
Philippe Gilles .... electrician
Sébastien Greveldinger .... electrician
Peggy Peigné .... second assistant camera
Chris Squires .... camera operator
 
Casting Department
Geneviève Acien .... extras casting
Catherine Deserbais .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alex Fordham .... assistant costume designer
Annabel Leroy .... costumes coordinator
Fanny Lugan .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Marie Deroudille .... dialogue editor
Camille Langlais .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
William Flageollet .... music recording engineer
Rachel Grave .... music copyist
Rachel Grave .... score preparation
Lewis Jones .... pro tools recordist
Nic Raine .... conductor
Nic Raine .... music arranger
 
Other crew
Julie Bon .... production assistant
Juliette Crété .... location scout
Remy Freess .... location manager
Camille Ganivet .... script assistant
Audrey Mery .... production coordinator
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Die Prinzessin von Montpensier" - Germany
"The Princess of Montpensier" - International (English title)
"Принцесса де Монпансье" - Russia
"I prigipissa tou Montpensier" - Greece (imdb display title)
"Ksiezniczka Montpensier" - Poland (imdb display title)
"La princesa de Montpensier" - Argentina (imdb display title)
"La princesse de Montpensier" - Belgium (French title) (imdb display title)
"Mongffeongsieh gongjoo" - South Korea (imdb display title)
"Montpensier Prensesi" - Turkey (Turkish title) (festival title)
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Runtime:
139 min
Country:
France | Germany
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Angers, Maine-et-Loire, FranceSee more »
Company:
Paradis FilmsSee more »

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3 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
Nicely done historical drama, 13 May 2011
Author: (richard@berrong.fr) from United States

This movie is well acted, and some of the outdoor shots are beautiful to look at. I don't know how much sense a lot of it would make to someone without a decent knowledge of 16th century French history, as the dialogue doesn't explain a lot of the political background. I enjoyed this movie, but wouldn't have any desire to see it again.

The one part that I felt unexplained is why, late in the movie, Chabannes lets de Guise in the château so he can spend the night with Chabannes'boss's wife. Why would Chabannes betray his master in that way? Also, a very minor question: when Montpensier hears a sound outside - it is one of his dogs being killed by de Guise - he gets up out of bed. Someone else gets out of the other side of the bed. So Montpensier sleeps with someone other than his wife. But the scene was too dark, and too fast, for me to catch who that other person was, or even if it was a woman. Just idle curiosity there.

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