The King's Daughters
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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.
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Cast
12 people
Isabelle Huppert
Madame de Maintenon
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Louis XIV
Known for
Weekend
Confidentially Yours
Jean-François Balmer
Racine
Known for
In the House
Madame Bovary
Nina Meurisse
Lucie de Fontenelle
Known for
Souleymane's Story
Voltaire High
Simon Reggiani
l’évêque
Also in
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal
De force avec d'autres
Morgane Moré
Anne de Grandcamp
Known for
Bon Voyage
Bernard Waver
l'abbé Gobelin
Also in
Malevil
Dr Nazi
Jeanne Le Bigot
Lucie de Fontenelle jeune
No other roles listed
Mathilde Lechasles
Anne de Grandcamp jeune
No other roles listed
Pierre Brault
Lazariste
Jérémie Renier
François de Réans
Known for
In Bruges
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Anne Marev
Madame de Brinon
Patricia Mazuy Director · Yves Thomas Screenplay Yves Dangerfield Author
First release May 17, 2000 · Produced in France, Germany, Belgium · Production Lichtblick Film, Entre Chien et Loup
Production
Archipel 33>35
Production
Lichtblick Film
Production
Entre Chien et Loup
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
WDR
Production
FMB Films
Production
ACCAAN
Production
Les Films du Camélia
Production
Cinéart
Production
Archipel 35
Production
France · Germany · Belgium
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Original title
Saint-Cyr
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 17, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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