One more intelligent, well-made film from France’s Bertrand Tavernier, yet with little creative excitement. The religious wars of the 16th Century background a tale of romantic obsession, high-born intrigue, forced marriage, a golden beauty (Mélanie Thierry), and a minor aristocrat (Lambert Wilson) sick of war. The castles, horses, costumes, and fierce violence provide lots of surface interest, but Tavernier draws out the message (for tolerance, against fanaticism) as if remembering school lessons. Raphaël Personnaz is quite a dashing Duc d’Anjou. (2011) — David Elliott
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