Angélique, Marquise des Anges

Infobox Film
name = Angélique, Marquise des Anges


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caption = Angélique Marquise des Anges
director = Bernard Borderie
producer = Francis Cosne et Raymond Borderie
writer = Anne & Serge Golon (novel) Claude Brulé, Bernard Borderie and Francis Cosne (writer)
narrator =
starring = Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort, Claude Giraud, Giuliano Gemma, Jacques Toja
music = Michel Magne
cinematography = Henri Persin
editing = Christian Gaudin
distributor = S.N. Prodi
released = France, 8 December 1964
runtime = 106 minutes (1h46)
country = France | West Germany | Italy
language = French
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by = Merveilleuse Angélique
website = http://www.michelemercier.eu
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0057846

ynopsis

In Mid-17th century France: young Louis XIV is struggling for his throne, beggars and thieves haunt Paris and brigands roam the countryside. Fifth child of an impoverished country nobleman, Angélique de Sancé de Monteloup grows up in the Poitou marshlands. Her logical destiny would be to marry a poor country nobleman, have children and spend her life fighting for a meagre subsistence. Destiny has other plans in store for her. At 17, on returning from her education in a convent, she finds herself betrothed to the rich count, Joffrey de Peyrac, ( Joffrey Comte de Peyrac de Morens, Lord of Toulouse), 12 years her senior, lame, scarred and reputed to be a wizard. For the sake of her family, Angélique reluctantly agrees to the match but refuses the advances of her husband. Peyrac respects her decision and does not pursue his claim to conjugal rights, wishing rather to seduce than use force.

With the passing of months, Angelique discovers the talents and virtues of her remarkable husband: scientist, musician, philosopher; and to her surprise falls passionately in love with him. But Joffrey's unusual way of life is threatened by the ambitions of the Archbishop of Toulouse, and soon arouses the jealousy of the young king himself, Louis XIV. Joffrey is arrested and charged with sorcery. Angélique will single-handedly take on the might of the royal court and, survive murder and poison attempts on herself in a supreme effort to save Joffrey from the stake, to no avail. Instinctively, her whole being intent on revenge and her determination to survive, Angélique, alone and desperate, plunges into the darkness of the Paris underworld.

Cast

* Michèle Mercier : Angélique Sancé de Monteloup
* Robert Hossein : Joffrey de Peyrac
* Jean Rochefort : François Desgrez, solicitor
* Giuliano Gemma : Nicolas Merlot, the childhood friend of Angélique aka Calembredaine
* Jacques Toja : King Louis XIV
* Claude Giraud : Philippe de Plessis-Bellières
* Jacques Castelot : Archbishop of Toulouse
* Charles Regnier: Conan Bécher
* Bernard Woringer : Bernard d'Andijos
* Robert Porte : Monsieur brother of the king
* Madeleine Lebeau : la Grande Demoiselle
* Philippe Lemaire : De Vardes
* François Maistre: Prince de Condé
* Geneviève Fontanel: Carmencita, a former mistress of Joffrey
* Jean Topart : Mr Bourié, the prosecutor
* Etchika Choureau: Hortense de Sancé, a sister of Angélique
* Jacques Mignot : Frère Raymond de Monteloup, a brother of Angélique
* Yves Barsacq: Le procureur Fallot
* Bernard Lajarrige: Baron Sancé de Monteloup, father of Angélique
* Jean Ozenne: Marquis de Plessis-Bellières
* Alexandre Rignault: Guillaume Lützen
* Renate Ewert : Margot
* Pierre Hatet : Chevalier de Germontaz
* Robert Hoffman : Chevalier de Lorraine
* Roberto : Barcarole
* Denise Provence: Barbe
* Jacques Hilling: Mr Molines, notary
* André Rouyer: Clément Tonnelle
* Black Salem : Kouassiba, loyal servant of Joffrey
* Claude Vernier : President of the tribunal
* Rosalba Neri: La Polak
* Henri Cogan: Cul-de-Bois
* Serge Marquand: Jactance
* Monique Mélinand: Marquise de Plessis-Bellières
* Sylvie Coste : a friend of Carmencita
* Albert Dagnant : The Swiss fugitive
* Michaël Munzer : Beau Garçon
* Paula Dehelly: The governess of Angélique
* Le chien Karlo : Sorbonne, Desgrez' dog.
* Claire Athana : Queen Marie-Thérèse of Spain
* Georges Guéret : Fritz Auer, alchemist
* Elisabeth Ercy : Rosine
* Patrick Lemaître : Flipot
* Guido Alberti : Le grand Mathieu

Voice dubbing:
* Jacques Thébault : voice of Giuliano Gemma
* Rosy Varte: voice of Rosalba Neri
* Michèle Montel : voice of Renate Ewert

Filmography Angélique

*1964 : "Angélique, Marquise des Anges" de Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort
*1964 : "Merveilleuse Angélique" de Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Claude Giraud, Jean Rochefort
*1965 : "Angélique et le roy" de Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Jean Rochefort
*1967 : "Indomptable Angélique" de Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein
*1968 : "Angélique et le sultan" de Bernard Borderie starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein

Websites

* " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057846/ Angélique Marquise des Anges] " on Internet Movie Database.
* " [http://www.marquisedesanges.net/ Angélique Marquise des Anges : photos, etc.] "
* " [http://www.geocities.com/angelique_de_sance2003/ Angélique Marquise des Anges] "
* " [http://misieniek.ovh.org/angelika/index.html/ Angelika] "
* " [http://digilander.libero.it/songlian/ La Marchesa degli Angeli] "
* " [http://marquisesdesange.skyrock.com/ Angélique Marquise des Anges : blog] "