The Princess of Montpensier

2011 • 139 minutes

About this movie

In sixteen century France a savage religious war is ripping the country apart. Carnage, corruption and mayhem stalk the land, taking lives and shaping history. Amidst the tragedy, loss and power struggles of war, a young aristocratic heiress by the name of Marie DeMezieres has fallen passionately in love with the dashing Henri DeGuise. But due to the political ambitions of her manipulative and controlling father Marie has been forced into an arranged marriage to the prince of Montpensier. Between duty and passion can Marie fight her fate to reclaim her destiny? Directed by the legendary film maker Bertrand Tavernier (The Watchmaker Of St Paul, Coup De Torchon, Round Midnight), The Princess Of Montpensier is a vivid and compelling historic drama. A sweeping epic of love, rivalry, intrigue and conflict, told in a language that can only be described as pure cinema.