Queen Margot (1994)

She was the wife of a king… and the lover of a soldier.

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

Director

Patrice Chéreau

Writers

Danièle Thompson, Patrice Chéreau

Themes16th centurybased on novel or bookconspiracyfrench historymarriage of conveniencepalace intrigueparis, francereligious persecutionroyaltyst. bartholomew's day massacre