Queen Margot

1994
Director: Patrice Chereau
Main cast: Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez
Production: Renn Productions
This film was selected at Cannes

Synopsis: Pushed by his mother Catherine de Médicis, Charles IX forced his sister Marguerite to marry Henri de Navarre. This marriage aims to appease the climate of tension which reigns in France, country torn by the wars of religion. Margot hates her husband and passionately loves her lover, La Môle. Struggles between Catholics and Protestants take a bloody turn, culminating in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre