Marquise (film)

Marquise
Directed by	Véra Belmont
Produced by	Véra Belmont José María Cunillés Linda Gutenberg Aldo Lado J. David Williams Isabel Mulá
Written by	Jean-François Josselin Véra Belmont Marcel Beaulieu Gérard Mordillat
Starring	Sophie Marceau Bernard Giraudeau Lambert Wilson
Music by	Luigi Rossi Jordi Savall
Cinematography	Jean-Marie Dreujou
Editing by	Martine Giordano Babak Karimi
Release date(s)	20 August 1997 (France) 12 September 1997 (USA)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Marquise is a 1997 French dramatic film directed by Véra Belmont, and starring Sophie Marceau, Bernard Giraudeau, and Lambert Wilson. The film is set in seventeenth century France and includes several historical figures, such as Moliere, Racine, and King Louis XIV.^[1]

Plot

While four actresses from Moliere's itinerant theatrical troupe set off looking for a latrine, Moliere (Bernard Giraudeau) and his best friend Gros-Rene (Patrick Timsit) discover Marquise (Sophie Marceau) dancing before an eager crowd of men. Her movements are provocative, and are heightened by a heavy rain that drenches her hair and clothes. The men offer her coins for her performance, which are pocketed by Marquise's father. Gros-Rene immediately falls in love with Marquise. While an elderly gentlemen has his way with her, Gros-Rene proposes to her, promising that she will end up on a Paris stage if she accepts, which she does.^[2][3]

Although the beautiful Marquise and the balding portly Gros-Rene make an unlikely couple, their relationship is sustained by his unquestioning adoration and her reciprocal affection. While Marquise continues to sleep with other men, her love for her husband is unchanging. Marquise is next attracted to the budding playwright Racine (Lambert Wilson), who "coaches" her privately. When Louis XIV (Thierry Lhermitte) bans Moliere's Tartuffe, Racine writes a new tragedy Andromaque and Marquise gets her big break. Marquise's performance in Andromaque brings her acclaim. Written for his beloved in 1667, the tragedy assured Racine's reputation as a playwright. Unfortunately, the performances take their toll on Marquise and lead to a tragic end.^[4][5][6]

Cast

• Sophie Marceau as Marquise
• Bernard Giraudeau as Molière
• Lambert Wilson as Racine
• Patrick Timsit as Gros René
• Thierry Lhermitte as Louis XIV
• Anémone as La Voisin
• Rémo Girone as Jean-Baptiste Lully
• Georges Wilson as Floridor
• Marianne Basler as Madame
• Franck de la Personne as Monsieur
• Romina Mondello as Armande
• Estelle Skornik as Marie
• Victoria Peña as la Reine
• Christine Joly as Madeleine
• Olivier Achard as Monsieur de Saint-Loup
• Patrice Melennec as Giacomo de Gorla père de Marquise
• Anne-Marie Philipe as Catherine de Brie
• Christine Joly as Madeleine Béjart
• Beatrice Palme as Geneviève
• Francisco Casares as Gorgibus (as Paco Casares)
• Guillermo Antón as Charles
• Eric Boucher as Brécourt
• Stéphane Boucher as Louis Béjart^[7]

References

1. ^ "Marquise". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119623/IMDB. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
2. ^ Brennan, Sandra. Rotten Tomatoes "Marquise". http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10001130-marquise/ Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
3. ^ Nesselson, Lisa. Variety "Marquise". http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117340050/ Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
4. ^ Brennan, Sandra. Rotten Tomatoes "Marquise". http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10001130-marquise/ Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
5. ^ Nesselson, Lisa. Variety "Marquise". http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117340050/ Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
6. ^ "Marquise". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119623/IMDB. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
7. ^ "Marquise". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119623/IMDB. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 

External links

• Marquise at the Internet Movie Database