matt-92428 One of the aspects that I like about this movie is that its not just for the male viewer. There are are parts that are nice for the ladies' eyes. For me, it was a little hard to follow. I don't honestly know much about the events that actually took place in history, and I'm not used to watching foreign films with English subtitles. The story is intense, but I like to watch the movie for the costumes. In the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) my persona is from the 1500's (Italian). There are some fabulous hair, jewelry, and clothing styles for inspiration. It's easier to get a sense of the style with actors that move, instead of a flat picture, as in paintings and books.

DreamCatcher7 Well, rarely have I seen a period movie of such poor standard. A period piece from 1994, I might add. One would think it had been filmed in the early 80s where stories were often quite naïve.The robes were magnificent and Isabelle Adjani looks like a perfect porcelain doll but the acting, the storytelling, the editing - they were all horrendous.Picture one of those romantic novels with undeveloped shallow characters you enjoyed when you were 12 and make one of them into a movie - this is the excact feeling I got when I watched La Reine Margot. SPOILER (Except without the usual happy endings those novels used to give you of course).The only positive comment this movie will get from me is that Vincent Perez looked incredibly sexy and hot and his final scene was quite heartbreaking. For that alone I will give this poorly made movie 2 out of 10 stars. It really shouldn't get any.

hilguera I am at a loss to explain the high rating of this film.For such a long film there is surprisingly little character development or contextual information, so that much of the characters' behaviour appears ridiculous and the significance of the people and events is lost. The film jumps from event to event, via periods of gratuitous gore and nudity, without any real flow. Too much is crammed into too little time, probably also for the even longer original cut. The performances are fine (considering what they have to work with) and it does look fantastic but that's about it. I can overlook taking liberties with history but not terrible film-making. French melodrama of the very worst kind!

beaurive If as a young boy, I had been able to watch a film like La Reine Margot I would probably have enjoyed history a lot more than I did. The first time I saw it at the cinema it knocked me out and I had to go back again later that week. Now I have it on DVD I'm still seeing and understand more with each viewing finding myself searching the internet for the historical record of the events portrayed. Seeing it again now, the only thing that slightly jarred was the make-up. It may be accurate but seems to look slightly out of period although I'm not an expert by any means. I think it helped that there were no recognizable 'Hollywood' actors and I also think it should be compulsory viewing for every History student.