- The Triumph of Love
:"For the Broadway musical, see"
Triumph of Love .Infobox_Film
name = The Triumph of Love
director =Clare Peploe
producer =Bernardo Bertolucci
writer =Marivaux (play)Clare Peploe (screenplay)
Marilyn Goldin (screenplay)
Bernardo Bertolucci (screenplay)
starring =Mira Sorvino Rachael Stirling Ben Kingsley
distributor =Paramount Pictures
released =2001
runtime = 112 min
language = English and French
imdb_id = 0253840
music =
awards =
budget ="The Triumph of Love" is a 2001
romantic comedy film , based onMarivaux 's play "Le Triomphe de l'Amour " (1732), directed byClare Peploe , produced by her husbandBernardo Bertolucci , and starringMira Sorvino andBen Kingsley . The play has also been made into a musical, "Triumph of Love ".In an unidentified country in 18th century
Europe , an usurper's daughter (Mira Sorvino ) has inherited the throne and feels guilty about her family's crimes. She learns that the rightful heir, Agis (Jay Rodan ), exists but has been taught to hate her and reject all love. She falls in love with him at her first sight of him, but he is kept in seclusion by a brother (Ben Kingsley ) and sister (Fiona Shaw ) to protect him from her. To get close enough to Agis, she must embark on a series of bribes, deceptions, and seductions.External links
*imdb title | id=0253840 | title=The Triumph of Love
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