The Princess of Montpensier

(sundance selects) Release Date: April 15, 2011 Director: Bertrand Tavernier Writer: Jean Cosmos, François-Olivier Rousseau, Bertrand Tavernier Cast: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Raphaël Personnaz Plot: Against the backdrop of the savage Catholic/Protestant wars, Marie de Mezieres, a beautiful young aristocrat finds herself married to a young prince, she does not love, haunted by a rakish suitor Gaspard Ulliel from her childhood, and advised by an aging nobleman Lambert Wilson, harboring his own forbidden desire for her. The Princess of Montpensier must struggle passionately to stay alive in the intrigue of this corrupt political and romantic web of duty, passion, religion and war. Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama IMDb: Website: link