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Monsieur
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1999.05-07
France
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Date
Released
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2000.05.17
Cannes Film Festival |
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461,
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Saint-Cyr (2000)
DIRECTOR: Patricia Mazuy
CAST: Jean-Pierre Kalfon; Simon Reggiani; Jean-François Balmer; Nina Meurisse; Morgane Moré
SYNOPSIS
The
ambitious proto-feminist, Madame de MAintenon, who studiously climbed her way
from a lowly courtesan to the bejeweled wife of Louis XIV. Maintenon uses her
influence over the king in order to create a utopian school for the female children
of destitude noblitiy. Maintenon sets out to create Saint-cyr, a utopian school
filled with "spirit, loftniness and great freedom in conversation" and
she resolutely demands that it not be a covent. The slow transformation of the
young charges from ill-mannered ragamuffins to bright young things seems to fulfill
Maintenon's desires and vanites until everything begins to spin out of control.
Two of the young girls - impressionable Anne and headstrong Lucie - lead the group
of young girls as they fall victim to the violent see-sawing of Maintenon's whims.
When a play by Racine commissioned for the girls acts as a catalyst for their
burgeoning sexuality and incites a wild religious panic in Maintenon, a draconian
priest is called in and plunges the school into religious fervor. Lucie and Anne
therefore become slaves at the mercy of Maintenon's unbridled vnity and unthinking,
self-serving actions.
NOTE
Note.... - FORUM
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AWARD
- Un Certain Regard Selection of Cannes Film
Festival. Premier on May 17, 2000
- Eight Cesar
Award Nominations, including Best Actress, Best Film and Best Diretor
TRIVIA
She
first time saw the made film was at Cannes Film Festival, she was movied. The
film premiere at Cannes, on the same day of Les Destinees by Ossayas. She left
the news conference earlier (with a lot applause) in order to take march in for
"Saint-Cyr". Isabelle was absent on Cesar Night. She was on the
Tour of Medée. Although she was one of the favorite nominees, she didn't
won. The film only won Cesar award with 8 nominations. The director was absent
too.
REVIEW
Isabelle
Huppert, commedienne dans Saint-Cyr, May 17, 2000, Monsieur Cinema
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