Angélique, Marquise des Anges

Angélique, Marquise des Anges
Angélique Marquise des Anges
Directed by	Bernard Borderie
Produced by	Francis Cosne Raymond Borderie
Written by	Anne & Serge Golon (novel) Claude Brulé, Bernard Borderie Francis Cosne
Starring	Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort, Claude Giraud, Giuliano Gemma, Jacques Toja
Music by	Michel Magne
Cinematography	Henri Persin
Edited by	Christian Gaudin
Distributed by	S.N. Prodi
Release dates	8 December 1964 (1964-12-08)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Angélique, Marquise des Anges is a 1964 French film, based on the novel of the same name by Anne and Serge Golon.^[1]

Synopsis

In Mid-17th century France: young Louis XIV is struggling for his throne, beggars and thieves haunt Paris and brigands roam the countryside. Fifth child of an impoverished country nobleman, Angélique de Sancé de Monteloup grows up in the Poitou marshlands. Her logical destiny would be to marry a poor country nobleman, have children and spend her life fighting for a meagre subsistence. Destiny has other plans in store for her. At 17, on returning from her education in a convent, she finds herself betrothed to the rich count Jeoffrey de Peyrac (Jeoffrey Comte de Peyrac de Morens, Lord of Toulouse), 12 years her senior, lame, scarred and reputed to be a wizard. For the sake of her family, Angélique reluctantly agrees to the match but refuses the advances of her husband. Peyrac respects her decision and does not pursue his claim to conjugal rights, wishing rather to seduce than use force.

With the passing of months, Angelique discovers the talents and virtues of her remarkable husband: scientist, musician, philosopher; and to her surprise falls passionately in love with him. But Jeoffrey's unusual way of life is threatened by the ambitions of the Archbishop of Toulouse, and soon arouses the jealousy of the young king himself, Louis XIV. Joffrey is arrested and charged with sorcery. Angélique will single-handedly take on the might of the royal court and, survive murder and poison attempts on herself in a supreme effort to save Joffrey from the stake, to no avail. Instinctively, her whole being intent on revenge and her determination to survive, Angélique, alone and desperate, plunges into the darkness of the Paris underworld.

Cast

Angélique films

• 1964 : Angélique, Marquise des Anges, director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort
• 1964 : Merveilleuse Angélique director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Claude Giraud, Jean Rochefort
• 1965 : Angelica and the King director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Jean Rochefort
• 1967 : Untamable Angelique director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein
• 1968 : Angelique and the Sultan director Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein

References

External links

• Angélique, Marquise des Anges at the Internet Movie Database
• Angélique Marquise des Anges : photos, etc.
• Angelika
• La Marchesa degli Angeli
• Angélique, Marquise des Anges