Merveilleuse Angélique (1965)
Directed by Bernard Borderie

Adventure / History / Romance
aka: Angelique: The Road to Versailles

Film Review

The second instalment in the series of five Angélique films directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Michèle Mercier is a creditable  successor to the first.  Its blend of historic realism, eroticism and sentimentality is the stuff of trashy seaside paperbacks, but given the production values we expect of French historical drama, the result is largely an entertaining film, packed with adventure and romance.  This film was made at the same time as the first film, Angélique, marquise des anges , ensuring a satisfying continuity between the two films.
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Next Bernard Borderie film:
Angélique et le roy (1966)

Film Synopsis

After her husband, Joffrey de Peyrac, has been executed for sorcery under the orders of Louis XIV, Angélique seeks refuge amongst the beggars of Paris.  She is determined to recover her children and her position, but she has many enemies.  Her worst enemy is the king's disreputable brother. Fortunately, Angélique also has admirers who are prepared to risk everything for her.  Amongst these are a childhood friend, Nicholas, whom she meets amongst the poor people of Paris, and a poet, Claude Le Petit, whose writings scandalise the royal court.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Bernard Borderie
  • Script: Claude Brulé, Bernard Borderie, Francis Cosne, Anne Golon (novel), Serge Golon (novel), Daniel Boulanger (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Henri Persin
  • Music: Michel Magne
  • Cast: Michèle Mercier (Angélique de Peyrac), Claude Giraud (Philippe de Plessis-Bellières), Jean Rochefort (Desgrez), Jean-Louis Trintignant (Claude le Petit), Giuliano Gemma (Nicolas), Claire Maurier (Ninon de Lenclos), Ernst Schröder (Le capitaine du Châtelet), Charles Regnier (Conan Becker), Jacques Toja (Louis XIV), François Maistre (Prionce de Condé), Robert Porte (Monsieur), Denise Provence (Barbe), Noël Roquevert (Maître Bourjus), Rosalba Neri (La Polak), Elizabeth Ercy (Rosine), Patrick Lemaître (Flipot), Gino Marturano (Rodogone), Jacques Hilling (Molines), Henri Cogan (Cul-de-Bois), Serge Marquand (Jactance)
  • Country: France / Italy / West Germany
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Aka: Angelique: The Road to Versailles

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