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The King's Daughters
5.1 / 10• 2000• 1h 59m•NR• French
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Isabelle Huppert
Madame de Maintenon
Lead
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Louis XIV
Jean-François Balmer
Racine
Nina Meurisse
Lucie de Fontenelle
MM
Morgane Moré
Anne de Grandcamp
BW
Bernard Waver
l'abbé Gobelin
JL
Jeanne Le Bigot
Lucie de Fontenelle jeune
ML
Mathilde Lechasles
Anne de Grandcamp jeune
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Patricia Mazuy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The King's Daughters is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
