The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10. It runs long at 2h 35m.
Synopsis
A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one with more than a little bloodshed and frequent bawdy sexual interludes. In late 16th-century France, Catholics and Protestant Huguenots were at war. Seemingly seeking peace, the French dowager queen, Catherine de Medici summons Henry to her court to have him marry her daughter, uniting the two warring factions. However, the Catholics slaughter the Protestant wedding guests in what became known as the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and Henry-now married-must use all his guile to both stay alive and maneuver for the throne. [Written by Palm Springs International Film Festival]
Ratings
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Jo BaierDirector
- Jo BaierWriter
- Cooky ZiescheWriter
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Henry JackmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Julien BoisselierHenri de Navarre
- Joachim KrólThéodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
- Andreas SchmidtGuillaume du Bartas
- Roger CasamajorMaximilien de Béthune 'Rosny'
- Armelle DeutschMarguerite de Valois 'Margot'
- Chloé StefaniGabrielle d'Estrées
- Hannelore HogerKatharina de Medici
- Ulrich NoethenKarl IX
- Devid StriesowD'Anjou
- Katharina ThalbachGauklerin
- Karl MarkovicsColigny
- Gabriela Maria SchmeideMarie de Medici
