Queen Margot (La Reine Margot 1994 film review):

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Queen Margot, based on the 1845 historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, is one of my favorite films because it focuses on the 16th century and the battles between Catholics and Protestants.

In the late 16th century, Catholics and Protestant Huguenots were fighting over political control of France, ruled by a mad King, Charles IX, and his scheming mother, Catherine de Medici.

This film is probably memorable to many viewers because of the erotic affair between Queen Margot, played by Isabelle Adjani, and the soldier La Mole, played by Vincent Perez. However, I think the friendship that develops between Margot and the man she is forced to marry, Henri de Bourbon, King of Navarre, deserves better credit.

Initially, Margot despises Henri, but as murders by poison ensue, and the notorious St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre erupts, the young queen must confront the complete insanity of the sadistic members of her family while Catherine plots to place her son, the Duke of Anjou, on the throne.

Margot and Henri lack romantic love for one another but nevertheless create an alliance. Fully aware of each other's infidelities, both do their best to protect one another from impending death. Ultimately, the husband and wife form a bond that outlasts either of their passionate flings.

After all, shouldn't romanticism be about a friendship that develops between two people over time, as opposed to an immediate superficial attraction?

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