
The Marquise of Darkness
2011, French. Directed by Édouard Niermans.
Marie Madeleine Dreux, Marquise of Brinvilliers, was executed in 1676 for poisoning. Manipulated by her lover and having kept the aftereffects of her childhood, she does not hesitate to poison her father and two brothers to recover their inheritance.
- Runtime
- 3h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Édouard NiermansDirector
- Anne ParillaudMarie-Madeleine Dreux d'Aubray - marquise de Brinvilliers
- Nicolas BouchaudChevalier de Sainte-Croix
- Olivier PerrierDreux
- Eric RufGobelin
- Laurent NatrellaAntoine
- Astrid BasThérèse
- Philippe HérissonPenautier
- Théo FriletL'abbé Briancourt
- Nicky MarbotLa Chaussée
- Michaël Vander-MeirenLa Reynie
- César Van den DriesscheLe père Pirot
Details
- Released
- 9 February 2011
- Original title
- La Marquise des ombres
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Gabrielle Borile, Eric Vicaut, Rémi Waterhouse
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Who directed The Marquise of Darkness?
The Marquise of Darkness (2011) was directed by Édouard Niermans and stars Anne Parillaud, Nicolas Bouchaud, Olivier Perrier.