LA REINE MARGOT by Patrice Chéreau (1994, 2h39) presented by Pathé.
Twenty years have passed since Patrice Chéreau, produced by Claude Berri, shot La Reine Margot, which he presented at Cannes the following year. Now twenty years on, ten years after serving as Chairman of the Jury, Patrice Chéreau returns to the Croisette, in the company of some actors from the film, including Daniel Auteuil, member of the Cannes 2013 Jury.
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the film’s release, Pathé restored the film in 4K in 2013 and entrusted the work, under the direction of Patrice Chéreau, to Eclair Group for the image and L.E Diapason for the sound.
The best thing to do would be to contact Pathe's UK branch. They did release the film on DVD in the UK (see below). The French DVD release -- and the rereleases -- were not English-friendly.
I would actually be shocked if the 4K resto did not get a Blu-ray release in the UK. This is a very high-profile film. A U.S. release is quite likely as well
Lastly, Australia has always shown a lot of love for this film.
The best thing to do would be to contact Pathe's UK branch. They did release the film on DVD in the UK (see below). The French DVD release -- and the rereleases -- were not English-friendly.
thank you pro-B.
Do you know how can i contact them?
sweet! i've been waiting for a bluray release of Queen Margot for ages. I'm not expecting English subs on the French release, but, yeah I'd expect a decent UK or Australian release. The rather poor treatment the film has received over on this of the pond doesn't have me holding my breath for a decent edition.
Any idea of what cut the new Pathe 4K restoration is of?
Celebrated French director Patrice Chéreau dies at 68
Celebrated French theatre director, filmmaker and actor Patrice Chéreau, 68, died in Paris on Monday after a battle with cancer.
Patrice Chéreau, a celebrated French theatre director, filmmaker and actor died in Paris on Monday from cancer. He was 68.
Chéreau, who was known as a contemporary Renaissance man, became involved in the arts at a young age. Born in the western French village of Lézigné on November 2, 1944, his father was a painter and his mother a sketch artist. Chéreau grew up mostly in Paris, where he enrolled in the theatre programme of the prestigious secondary school, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, at the age of 16.
Considered a prodigy, Chéreau took on a succession of jobs directing theatre throughout his 20s before entering the world of opera. In 1976, he garnered acclaim as an opera director with his staging of Richard Wagner’s powerful Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany.
Over the course of his bustling career, Chéreau worked with a number of renowned theatre and opera figures, including French playwright, director and filmmaker Roger Planchon. The two men fostered a close relationship, collaborating on a number of projects together over the years.
Chéreau also made his directorial debut in the film industry during the 1970s with “La Chair de l’orchidée,” an adaptation of James Hadley Chase’s 1948 novel by the same name.
His greatest international success in film, however, was the 1994 period piece “Queen Margot”. Starring French actors Isabelle Adjani and Vincent Pérez, the film went on to win the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival that year. It also won five awards at the César Awards, the French version of the Oscars.
Pro-B
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