2 Movies Starring Stèphane Freiss

The King's Whore

The King's Whore

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-11-14

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

UK, Austria, France, Italy

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (574 Reviews)

Director:

Axel Corti

Cast:

Writer:

Axel Corti

Frederic Raphael

Jacques Tournier (novel)

Daniel Vigne

Fullplot:

Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.

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Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-01

Languages:

French, English, Italian

Countries:

France

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (7240 Reviews)

Director:

Franèois Ozon

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Franèois Ozon (scenario)

Emmanuèle Bernheim (scenario collaborator)

Fullplot:

The end and beginning of the love of the French couple Marion and Gilles is disclosed backwards through five moments in their lives: 1st moment: They divorce and have one last brutal intercourse without love. 2nd moment: With their relationship shaken, they have a dinner party with Gilles's gay brother Christophe and his younger mate, when an infidelity is disclosed at the dinner table. 3rd moment: The troubled pregnancy of Marion and the delivery of their premature son Nicolas, with the total absence of Gilles. 4th moment: Their wedding, when Marion commits adultery with an unknown guest of the hotel. 5th moment: When they meet each other in an Italian resort and begin their relationship.

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