Bretonnia project (Bretonnia the WFRP version)
Inspiration material for Bretonnia : an eclectic selection of films
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- Recommended Viewing : French Films
"Cyrano de Bergerac" (1990) directed by Jean Paul
Rappeneau
Cast includes : Gerard Depardieu
"Queen Margot" (1994) directed by Patrice Chéreau
Original title : "La reine Margot"
Cast includes : Isabelle Adjani
"The Horseman on the Roof " (1995) directed by Jean
Paul Rappeneau
Original title : "Le hussard sur le toit"
Cast includes : Juliette Binoche
"Ridicule" (1996) directed by Patrice Leconte
Cast includes : Charles Berling
"On Guard" (1997) directed by Philippe de Broca
Original title : "Le bossu"
Cast includes : Daniel Auteuil
"The King's Daughters" (2000) directed by Patricia
Mazuy
Original title : "Saint-Cyr"
Cast includes : Isabelle Huppert
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- Recommended Viewing : International Films
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975) directed by
Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
Script by Graham Chapman & John Cleese
Cast includes : Monty Python
Synopsis : King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget
search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles...
Features irritating frenchmen.
"Jabberwocky" (1977) directed by Terry Gilliam
Cast includes : Michael Palin
"Dangerous Liaisons" (1988) directed by Stephen
Frears
after the epistolary novel by Choderlos de Laclos,
Cast includes : Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer
Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves
"Valmont" (1989) directed by Milos Forman
after the epistolary novel by Choderlos de Laclos
Cast includes : Annette Bening
"Henry V" (1989) directed by Kenneth Branagh
Cast includes : Kenneth Branagh
Synopsis: The gritty adaptation of William Shakespeare's play
about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
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Film selection : peter butterworth peter.butterworth@ircom.unilim.fr
Last updated : 28th June 2001