Marguerite & Julien

Marguerite & Julien

2015 · 105 min · FR · 5.8 (77 votes)
Dir. Valérie Donzelli · Starring Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Elkaïm, Aurélia Petit, Frédéric Pierrot, Geraldine Chaplin, Sami Frey
DramaHistoryRomance

Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, son and daughter of the Lord of Tourlaville, have loved each other tenderly since childhood. But as they grow up, their affection veers toward voracious passion.

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A lavish, anachronistic period piece that dives headfirst into forbidden desire. It's a visually rich, operatic exploration of intense, doomed passion, feeling both ancient and strangely modern.

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