France under the rule of Louis XIV (including his lady friend and his mistress)
Romance
RATINGS
6.1
/10
RUNTIME
119 min
AGE RATING
Not Rated
COUNTRY
France
LANGUAGE
French
DIRECTOR
Patricia Mazuy
CAST
Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Simon Reggiani, Jean-François Balmer
Plot
Madame de Maintenon rises from humble beginnings to become a courtesan to the royal court and eventually marries King Louis XIV. With the king's indulgence, Maintenon opens a special school for girls.