Released in 1994, La Reine Margot centers on the forced marriage of the Catholic princess (Isabelle Adjani) to the Protestant Henri of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil). Intended as a peace treaty, the union instead precedes the horrific St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572, where thousands of Protestants were slaughtered.
Based on the 1845 novel by , the film drops us into the heart of the French Wars of Religion in 1572.
If you see this file name on your hard drive, treat it with respect. Dim the lights. Turn up the surround sound. And prepare for two hours and forty-two minutes of the most decadent, dangerous, and beautiful French cinema ever committed to 35mm film.
Without advocating for piracy (please buy the Cohen Media Group Blu-ray if available in your region), the technical reality is that the file is the superior way to watch the film digitally.
Amidst the carnage, Margot rescues and falls in love with a wounded Protestant soldier named
For La Reine Margot , you want those chapters. You want to jump instantly to the "poisoned book" scene or the escape from the Louvre without scrubbing through two hours of slow-burn tension.