The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
The Arbac de Neuvilles are one of the oldest families in France. They have inhabited their ancient château for fifty-two generations and are proud of their noble ancestry. But today they are stone broke. When a bailiff turns up notifying them that they owe two million euros in back taxes, these proud aristocrats are understandably shaken to the core of their ancestral seat. Just how are they to find this amount of money when none of them has any capacity for work?
Ratings
IMDb3.7/10
66 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Marie DuprezWriter
- Charlotte de TurckheimWriter
- Charlotte de TurckheimDirector
- Marc MarderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charlotte de TurckheimLa comtesse Solange Poitou Castilla de la Taupinière
- Jacques WeberLe comte Charles-Valérand d'Arbac de Neuville
- Vincent DesagnatCharles-Édouard d'Arbac de Neuville
- Victoria AbrilLa duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
- Rossy de PalmaLa duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
- Rudi RosenbergCharles-Antoine d'Arbac de Neuville
- Hélène de FougerollesMarie-Stéphanie Montcougnet
- Catherine JacobLa duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
- Edith PerretLa comtesse Marthe Ambroisine
- Urbain CancelierLe duc Réginald Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
- Gaëlle LebertMarie-Astrid Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
- Éric Le RochStanislas Montcougnet
Stills
Themes
franceculture clashcastlefamily clanmarriage of conveniencetax collectorshattered homewoman directoraristocracy2000s