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The King's Daughters
The King's Daughters

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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

17 May 2000

Country

Germany

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Madame de Maintenon

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Louis XIV

Jean-François Balmer

Jean-François Balmer

Racine

Nina Meurisse

Nina Meurisse

Lucie de Fontenelle

Morgane Moré

Morgane Moré

Anne de Grandcamp

Bernard Waver

Bernard Waver

l'abbé Gobelin

Jeanne Le Bigot

Jeanne Le Bigot

Lucie de Fontenelle jeune

Mathilde Lechasles

Mathilde Lechasles

Anne de Grandcamp jeune

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