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'Marvelous Angelique'

(French: 'Merveilleuse Anglique') is a 1965 historical romantic adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It is the second film in the Anglique series, based upon the novels by Anne and Serge Golon, and a sequel to 'Anglique, Marquise des Anges'. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.Klossner p.256

It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Rome and the Cinecitta Studios in Rome. Location shooting took place at Versailles. The sets were designed by the art director Ren Moulaert.

Synopsis



After the execution of Jeoffrey de Peyrac, Anglique finds refuge at the Cour des Miracles and the boss Calembredaine; he turns out to be her childhood friend and first love Nicolas. With his help she finds her children. After a fight between two rival gangs, Nicolas is shot and Anglique is arrested and sent to the Chtelet. She asks the captain to let her go rescue her children, he agrees but she has to come back to spend the night with him. Anglique goes to the headquarters of the Grand Corse and rescues her children. She brings them to Barbe and asks her to take care of them because she has a debt to pay. Anglique returns to the Chtelet where the captain is waiting for her. He tries to kiss her but they struggle and he falls down. She escapes and flees to Barbe who now works in an old run-down inn called "Le coq Hardi".

After persuading the owner 'Matre Bourjus' to employ her, Anglique renames the inn "Le masque rouge"; it is a big hit in Paris. One day she meets her old enemy, Monsieur, brother of the king, accompanied by his noblemen. A tragedy occurs, "Le masque rouge" burns to the ground and Anglique swears revenge. She calls on her friend Claude le Petit aka "Le pote crott". He writes pamphlets in which they accuse the noblemen surrounding Monsieur.

The king disapproves of what his brother did but he doesn't like what the poet is doing and has him hanged, another death on Angelique's conscience. He sends his best policeman to her, the former lawyer of Jeoffrey, Desgrez, who realizes she is planning to kill herself. He promises her a license to make and sell chocolate and 50.000 livres as compensation for the loss of "Le masque rouge", on the condition that she accepts that the Poet Crotte's death was not her fault and that she stops publishing the remaining pamphlets so that Monsieur's name isn't mentioned.

In her new establishment she then encounters her cousin Philippe de Plessis-Bellires. They have a passionate affair, but Anglique wants him to marry her so she blackmails him with an old secret. Eventually Philippe asks her to be his wife and he introduces her to the court.

Cast



* Michle Mercier as Anglique Sanc de Monteloup

* Giuliano Gemma as Nicolas Merlot aka Calembredaine

* Claude Giraud as Philippe de Plessis-Bellires

* Jean Rochefort as Franois Desgrez

* Jean-Louis Trintignant as Claude le Petit, Le pote crot

* Nol Roquevert as Bourjus

* Jacques Toja as Louis XIV

* Charles Regnier as Conan Bcher

* Robert Porte as Monsieur brother of the king

* Philippe Lemaire as De Vardes

* Franois Maistre as Prince de Cond

* Claire Maurier as Ninon de Lenclos

* Roberto as Barcarole

* Denise Provence as Barbe

* Ernst Schrder as capitaine du Chtelet

* Rosalba Neri as La Polak

* Henri Cogan as Cul-de-Bois

* Serge Marquand as Jactance

* Gino Martunaro as Rodogone L'Egyptien

* Michal Munzeras Beau Garon

* Renate Ewert as Margot

* Elisabeth Ercy as Rosine

* Patrick Lematre as Flipot

* Guido Alberti as Le grand Mathieu

* Jacques Hilling as Mr Molines

* Dominique Viriot as Linot

* Pietro Tordi as Le Grand Corse

* Robert Hoffmann as chevalier de Lorraine



Voice dubbing:

* Jacques Thbault: voice of Giuliano Gemma

* Philippe Noiret: voix d'Ernst Schroder

* Rosy Varte: voice of Rosalba Neri

References



Filmography Anglique



*1964: 'Anglique, Marquise des Anges' de Bernard Borderie starring Michle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort

*1964: 'Marvelous Angelique' by Bernard Borderie starring Michle Mercier, Claude Giraud, Jean Rochefort

*1965: 'Angelique and the King' by Bernard Borderie starring Michle Mercier, Jean Rochefort

*1967: 'Untamable Angelique' by Bernard Borderie starring Michle Mercier, Robert Hossein

*1968: 'Angelique and the Sultan' by Bernard Borderie starring Michle Mercier, Robert Hossein

Bibliography



* Klossner, Michael. 'The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000'. McFarland & Company, 2002.


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