La Princesse de Montpensier

The Princess of Montpensier
Director
Bertrand Tavernier
Country
France
Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Bertrand Tavernier / Jean Cosmos / François-Olivier Rousseau
Cast
Mélanie Thierry / Lambert Wilson / Gaspard Ulliel / Louis Garrel / Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Production
Paradis Films / StudioCanal / Pandora Filmproduktion

Storyline

Adapted from a short story by Madame de La Fayette (published in 1662), La Princesse de Montpensier is a tale of the passions and tragic fate of a princess, a rich heiress of a French kingdom under threat in the wars of religion of 1562. The focal point of La Fayette’s work is the love Mlle de Mézières feels since a child for the duke de Guise and how she feels forced to marry the prince of Montpensier despite still being in love with the duke.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2010
Official Selection
BFI London Film Festival 2010

César 2010
Best costume design

Releases

Belgium (10 of November 2010)
France (11 of March 2010)