(Saint-Cyr)

Content: Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy, arrive at the Saint-Cyr school founded by Madame de Maintenon for educating the daughters of impoverished nobles ruined in wars and making them into free women. Madame de Maintenon is the secret wife of Louis XIV, and empowered by his support, she offers "her" two hundred fifty girls a playful and avant-garde education. Anne and Lucie, two inseparable friends, allow themselves to be carried away by the promise of a bright future. But Maintenon has arrived at the pinnacle of power through scheming and debasing herself and she now fears the fires of hell. She is counting on her model school to atone for her past sins.

Countries:

France,

Germany,

Belgium

Genres:

Drama,

History,

Romance

Runtime:

119 minutes

Year:

2000

Directors:

Patricia Mazuy

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Production companies:

Archipel 33>35,

Lichtblick Film,

Entre Chien et Loup,

ARTE France Cinéma,

France 2 Cinéma,

WDR,

FMB Films,

ACCAAN,

Les Films du Camélia,

Cinéart

Actors:

Madame de Maintenon

Louis XIV

Racine

Lucie de Fontenelle

Anne de Grandcamp

Crews:

Co-Producer

Co-Producer

Producer

Producer's Assistant

Original Music Composer