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The King's Daughters (2000)

The King's Daughters (2000)

Drama Romance History
Release Date: 2000, May 17
Directors: Patricia Mazuy
Countries: Belgium, Germany, France
Production: Archipel 33>35, Lichtblick Film, Entre Chien et Loup, ARTE France Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma, WDR, FMB Films, ACCAAN, Les Films du Camélia, Cinéart
Cast: Jean-François Balmer, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Isabelle Huppert, Nina Meurisse, Pierre Brault, Morgane Moré, Bernard Waver, Jeanne Le Bigot, Mathilde Lechasles

Overview:

Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy, arrive at the Saint-Cyr school founded by Madame de Maintenon for educating the daughters of impoverished nobles ruined in wars and making them into free women. Madame de Maintenon is the secret wife of Louis XIV, and empowered by his support, she offers "her" two hundred fifty girls a playful and avant-garde education. Anne and Lucie, two inseparable friends, allow themselves to be carried away by the promise of a bright future. But Maintenon has arrived at the pinnacle of power through scheming and debasing herself and she now fears the fires of hell. She is counting on her model school to atone for her past sins.

Keywords:

woman director royalty 17th century mistress women's rights hysteria girls' boarding school louis xiv virtue