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Marquise

Marquise

Movie · 1997 · 15 people

Véra Belmont directed Marquise, a French historical drama with comic touches from 1997. It is inspired by the real seventeenth-century actress and dancer Marquise-Thérèse de Gorla. It opened in France on 20 August 1997, in the United States on 12 September 1997 and in Turkey on 18 September 1998. Critics were generally positive. It was nominated for the AFI Fest Grand Jury Prize and the César for Best Music.

Raised in poverty, Marquise uses her beauty and talents to survive. Du Parc, an actor with a travelling theatre company, falls in love with her. She answers his interest on one condition: she must join the company. They marry and he takes her to Paris to start her career. There Marquise draws the attention of Molière, the young Racine and King Louis XIV; though she gets close to other men, she keeps a place in her heart only for her unlikely husband. Sophie Marceau stars, alongside Bernard Giraudeau (Molière), Patrick Timsit (Du Parc), Thierry Lhermitte (Louis XIV) and Lambert Wilson; Georges Wilson also appears.

The script is by Jean-François Josselin, Belmont, Marcel Beaulieu and Gérard Mordillat. A French-Italian-Swiss co-production, it was shot from September to December 1996 in Italy, in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna.

DirectorVéra Belmont

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Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau Actor · 59 years old Georges Wilson Georges Wilson Film actor · died at 88 Bernard Giraudeau Lambert Wilson Anémone Estelle Skornik Franck de La Personne Marianne Basler Olivier Achard Patrice Melennec Patrick Timsit Thierry Lhermitte Vicky Peña Remo Girone Stéphane Boucher

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A woman born into poverty, a travelling theatre company, the dust of the stage and the shadow of Molière: there is a familiar warmth here for anyone who loves old-fashioned costume stories. For me the film's heart lies in Marquise keeping a place in her heart for her unlikely husband despite all her dazzling admirers; that loyalty gives it the kind of moral centre our classic melodramas cherished. The comic touches don't always land, though, and at times lend a slightly flippant air to a life story inspired by a real artist. The César nomination for the music also tells you what carries the film's feeling.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film is inspired by Marquise-Thérèse de Gorla, a real seventeenth-century actress and dancer, which makes it interesting as a period portrait too. A woman who uses her beauty and talent to survive, and who even makes joining a theatre company the condition for marriage, is trying to carve out her own path in a world that opened few doors to women. Bringing Molière, the young Racine and Louis XIV into one story makes the tie between the stage and the court visible. Still, the word inspired deserves emphasis: this is best watched as a romantic reading of history rather than a biography.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

The costumes, stage performances and historical names may catch older children's interest. But this isn't a fairy tale. Marquise is a woman who survives by using her beauty, and she gets close to other men too; relationships like that may not suit young children. Better watched with teenagers and adults. For a family curious about history and theatre, it opens up a good conversation afterwards.

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