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The King's Daughters
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The King's Daughters

2000-05-17 · 119 min · ★ 5.1

Drama · History · Romance

Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy, arrive at the Saint-Cyr school founded by Madame de Maintenon for educating the daughters of impoverished nobles ruined in wars and making them into free women. Madame de Maintenon is the secret wife of Louis XIV, and empowered by his support, she offers "her" two hundred fifty girls a playful and avant-garde education. Anne and Lucie, two inseparable friends, allow themselves to be carried away by the promise of a bright future. But Maintenon has arrived at the pinnacle of power through scheming and debasing herself and she now fears the fires of hell. She is counting on her model school to atone for her past sins.

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Directors
Patricia Mazuy
Production companies
Archipel 33>35, Lichtblick Film, Entre Chien et Loup, ARTE France Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma, WDR, FMB Films, ACCAAN, Les Films du Camélia, Cinéart
Countries
France, Germany, Belgium
Status
Released

Top Cast

Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertMadame de Maintenon
Jean-Pierre KalfonJean-Pierre KalfonLouis XIV
Jean-François BalmerJean-François BalmerRacine
Nina MeurisseNina MeurisseLucie de Fontenelle
Morgane MoréAnne de Grandcamp
Bernard Waverl'abbé Gobelin
Jeanne Le BigotLucie de Fontenelle jeune
Mathilde LechaslesAnne de Grandcamp jeune
Pierre BraultLazariste

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