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Release Year1997
Runtime1h 51m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Comedy
Votes55
DirectorVéra Belmont
WritersMarcel Beaulieu, Jean-François Josselin
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMarquise
About Marquise
Marquise is a drama about the rise and fall of a beauteous actress. As cheerfully portrayed by Sophie Marceau, the eponymous heroine is an engagingly ribald, but perhaps rather too modern, character. She rises from an impoverished background to become a favourite of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and the mistress of the celebrated Racine, who wrote roles especially for her; but her fate, in the end, is a tragic one.
Directed by Véra Belmont, Marquise leans on a strong ensemble — Sophie Marceau, Bernard Giraudeau, Lambert Wilson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1997.
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