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London – Ciné Lumière
November 16, 2025 @ 13:15
Margot’s mother, Catherine de Medici, is intent on seeing her son take the throne once the reign of King Charles IX ends. After being married to a man she doesn’t love and starting a tryst with one she does, Margot contends with her mother’s at-all-costs plan to control the political fate of the volatile country.
A sumptuous adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ eponymous novel, La Reine Margot was awarded 5 Césars, including Best Actress for Isabelle Adjani and Best Actor for Jean-Hugues Anglade.
Advisory content: graphic violence, scenes of war
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