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Queen Margot

La Reine Margot

1994 · Film · 138 min

Directed by Patrice Chéreau

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Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

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  1. NeutralrawgabbitMar 21, 2026

    This reminded me of the film Queen Margot when the king was poisoned by reading and touching a book on falconry with the bad habit of licking his fingers.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Reine_Margot_(1994_film)