Mademoiselle de la Charce (2016)
Directed by Lionel Baillemont
Drama
Mademoiselle de la Charce (2016)
Film Synopsis
Marquise Philippe de la Tour-Gouvernet is a singular personage for whom French historians have long had a fascination. Born into the nobility in 1645, it wasn't until her mid-forties that she forced her way into the history books, during the 1692 war between King Louis XIV of France and the Duke of Savoy, Prince Victor-Amédée II. The details are somewhat contested but no one doubts the Marquise's involvement in galvanising the peasants of a provincial backwater into forming an army to fend of a fierce band of robbers. Known as Philis La Charce, this spirited noblewoman is often visualised as a French 17th century Boudica, and King Louis acknowledged the debt he owed her with a generous pension. But who exactly was this remarkable woman and how did she achieve such notoriety?© James Travers
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- Director: Lionel Baillemont
- Cast: Alexia Carr (Phillis de la Charce), Marie-Christine Barrault (Mme de la Charce), Myriam Le Chanoine, Anne Le Forestier, Alicia Crumois, Alex Crumois, Stéphane Pereira, Maya Palermo, Eva Chevret, Hubert Crozier, Jean-Paul Chabaud, Laurence Lamothe, Patricia Devaquier, Yoël Devaquier, Nicolas Eibner, David Verche, Chris Gabriel, Marc Blanc, Ismaël Brongers, Stéphane Jaculak
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 100 min
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