: Tavernier draws parallels between the violence of the public sphere (the Catholic/Protestant conflict) and the "battlefield" of the bedroom and court intrigues.
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During the French Wars of Religion, heiress Marie (Mélanie Thierry) finds that her father, the Marquis de Mézières (Judith Chemla) Rotten Tomatoes : Tavernier draws parallels between the violence of
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