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The King's Daughters (2000)

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.

  • Drama
  • History
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertMadame de Maintenon
  • Photo of Jean-Pierre KalfonJean-Pierre KalfonLouis XIV
  • Photo of Jean-François BalmerJean-François BalmerRacine
  • Photo of Nina MeurisseNina MeurisseLucie de Fontenelle
  • Photo of Morgane MoréMorgane MoréAnne de Grandcamp
  • Photo of Bernard WaverBernard Waverl'abbé Gobelin
  • Photo of Jeanne Le BigotJeanne Le BigotLucie de Fontenelle jeune
  • Photo of Mathilde LechaslesMathilde LechaslesAnne de Grandcamp jeune
  • Photo of Pierre BraultPierre BraultLazariste

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