Belgium / France / Germany,
2000, 119 min
Directed by:
Patricia MazuyCinematography:
Thomas MauchComposer:
John CaleCast:
Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Jean-François Balmer, Nina Meurisse, Morgane Moré, Jérémie Renier, Simon Reggiani, Xavier Maly, Claude Le Pape (more)Plots(1)
Based on a true story from 17th century France, the film follows Madame de Maintenon as she rises from humble beginnings to eventually marry King Louis XIV and open a school for girls. Conflict arises at the school when the girls begin demanding greater freedom, leading Maintenon to enforce an increasingly narrow set of regulations. (Morelia International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Isabelle Huppert
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
The Common Man (1975)
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Jean-Pierre Kalfon
France
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Confidentially Yours (1983)
Mad Love (1969)
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Jean-François Balmer
Switzerland
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The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Cop or Hood (1979)
East Wind (1993)
Nina Meurisse
France
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Morgane Moré
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The King's Daughters (2000)
Once Upon an Angel (2002)
Jérémie Renier
Belgium
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A Love to Hide (2005) (TV movie)
Atonement (2007)
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Simon Reggiani
France
Best movies:
L'Addition (1984)
The King's Daughters (2000)
Navarro (1989) (series)
Xavier Maly
Best movies:
La Rumba (1987)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Bandits (1986)
Claude Le Pape
Best movies:
The King's Daughters (2000)
Jean-Gabriel Nordmann
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Mother (1991)
A Flame in My Heart (1987)
Fien Troch
Belgium
Best movies:
The King's Daughters (2000)
Ingrid Heiderscheidt
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