Marquise

"The rise and fall of a beauteous actress"

1997 1h 51m FR

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★5.5TMDB · 56

DramaComedy

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Marquise is a drama about the rise and fall of a beauteous actress. As cheerfully portrayed by Sophie Marceau, the eponymous heroine is an engagingly ribald, but perhaps rather too modern, character. She rises from an impoverished background to become a favourite of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and the mistress of the celebrated Racine, who wrote roles especially for her; but her fate, in the end, is a tragic one.

“The rise and fall of a beauteous actress”

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Cast

Sophie Marceau
Marquise
Bernard Giraudeau
Moliere
Lambert Wilson
Racine
Patrick Timsit
Gros-Rene
Thierry Lhermitte
Louis XIV
Anémone
La Voisin
Remo Girone
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Georges Wilson
Floridor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Véra Belmont
Writers: Marcel Beaulieu, Jean-François Josselin
Languages: French, Latin
Countries: Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Latin.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Véra Belmont, shot by Jean-Marie Dreujou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jordi Savall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martine Giordano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sophie Marceau and Bernard Giraudeau and Lambert Wilson carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The rise and fall of a beauteous actress".

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The take

Véra Belmont directs. Jean-Marie Dreujou behind the camera. Jordi Savall scores. Martine Giordano cuts. Produced in Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy. Dialogue in French, Latin.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Latin.
3International production across 4 countries: Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy.
4Directed by Véra Belmont, shot by Jean-Marie Dreujou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jordi Savall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Martine Giordano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sophie Marceau and Bernard Giraudeau and Lambert Wilson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The rise and fall of a beauteous actress".
9IMDB entry: tt0119623 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.