La reine et le cardinal (2009)
- Directed by
- Marc Rivière
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 3h 17m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This film is set in the early reign of Louis XIV of France. It follows a rumored love affair between the widowed Queen Mother Anne of Austria and her minister Cardinal Mazarin during the Fronde rebellion. The story also includes the young king's romance with Mazarin's niece and ends with the cardinal's death.
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What happens
La Reine et le Cardinal is a 2009 French television film directed by Marc Rivière and starring Alessandra Martines and Philippe Torreton in the title roles. It is based on events in the early years of the reign of Louis XIV of France. The drama of the rumored love affair between the child king's widowed mother, Anne of Austria, and her prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin, unfolds as intrigue and political discord ignite the Fronde. The second part of the film covers the romance between Louis XIV and Mazarin's niece, Marie Mancini and ends with the death of Mazarin. It has been broadcast in two parts which lasted for over three hours. Marc Rivière won a best director award at the La Rochelle TV festival for this production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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