The Royalists (1947)

Original title

Les Chouans

Directed by

Henri Calef

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

During the French Revolution, loyalists to the monarchy rise up against the republic. The story follows the clashes and personal loyalties among a group of nobles and peasants in Brittany.

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What happens

The Royalists (French: Les Chouans) is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Henri Calef and starring Jean Marais, Madeleine Robinson and Madeleine Lebeau. It is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's 1829 novel Les Chouans. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair and on location at the Rocher-Portail Castle near Fougères. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. A later film version, titled Chouans! (1988), was directed by Philippe de Broca. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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