Faculty of Law and Political Science

Queen Margot

Published on in Ciné Droit
  • Type of event : Ciné Droit
  • March 25, 2025 > 5:30 p.m.
  • Bât. 1 > Amphi. Cambacéres (1.0.B)

Faithful to Dumas' novel of the same name, Patrice Chéreau's film is set during the Wars of Religion that tore France apart between Catholics and Protestants.

To ease tensions, Queen Catherine de Médicis negotiates the marriage of her daughter Marguerite de Valois (Isabelle Adjani), nicknamed Margot by Dumas, to the Protestant Henri de Navarre, the future Henri IV (Daniel Auteuil).
The union is celebrated, but a few days later, a failed attempt on the life of Admiral de Coligny, leader of the Protestants, leads to the Saint Barthélémy massacre on the night of August 24, 1572.

Speaker : Carine Becharef - Jallamion