La Princesse de Montpensier /

"Based on a novella by the celebrated Madame de Lafayette, the action centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father's political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never me...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Studio Canal
Other Authors:	Tavernier, Bertrand, Cosmos, Jean, Rousseau, François-Olivier, 1947-, Thierry, Mélanie, Wilson, Lambert, Liprince-Ringuet, Grégoire, Ulliel, Gaspard, 1984-, Keyzer, Bruno de, 1949-, Sarde, Philippe, Brunet, Sophie
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned. In French with French subtitles.
Published:	[Paris] : Studio Canal Video, [2011]
Edition:	Widescreen.
Subjects:	France > History > 16th century > Drama. Man-woman relationships > France > Drama. Feature films > France. Films for the hearing impaired. Foreign films. Motion pictures, French.

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Summary:	"Based on a novella by the celebrated Madame de Lafayette, the action centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father's political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never met. When Philippe is called away to fight, she is left in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare, and soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of court." -- IMDb.
Item Description:	Title from container. Videodisc release of a 2010 motion picture. For special features see interactive menu. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-9, PAL; region 2, 2.0, 5.1 Dolby digital.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Bruno de Keyzer ; music, Philippe Sarde ; editor, Sophie Brunet.