Search - Queen Margot on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 07/01/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 24 mins Studio: Miramax Members Wishing: 19 Genres: Epic, Historical Film, Biopic [feature], Historical Epic, Romantic Epic

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 vying for political control of France. Catherine decides to make an overture of good will by offering up Margot in marriage to prominent Protestant Huguenot Henri of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil), although she also schemes to bring about the notorious St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572, when tens of thousands of Protestants are slaughtered. The marriage goes forward but Margot doesn't love Henri and takes a lover, the soldier La Mole (Vincent Perez), also a Protestant from a well-to-do family. Murders by poisoning follow, as court intrigues multiply and Catherine's villainous plotting to place her son Anjou (Pascal Greggory) on the throne threatens the lives of La Mole, Margot and Henri. The American release version was cut to 145 minutes. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Isabelle Adjani - Margot
Daniel Auteuil - Henri of Navarre
Jean-Hugues Anglade - Charles IX
Vincent Perez - La Mole
Virna Lisi - Catherine of Medici

This French historical drama has been given a simple presentation for its North American release on DVD. Queen Margot has been given a letterboxed transfer at its original widescreen aspect ratio, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo. The original French-language soundtrack has been included, as well as optional English-language subtitles. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide