Revenge of the Musketeers

Revenge of the Musketeers
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Directed by	Bertrand Tavernier
Produced by	Frederic Bourboulon
Written by	Jean Cosmos Riccardo Freda Michel Léviant Eric Poindron Bertrand Tavernier
Starring	Sophie Marceau Philippe Noiret Claude Rich
Music by	Philippe Sarde
Cinematography	Patrick Blossier
Editing by	Ariane Boeglin
Distributed by	Miramax Films (USA)
Release date(s)	24 August 1994
Running time	125 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$311,922 (USA)

Revenge of the Musketeers (French: La fille de d'Artagnan) is a 1994 French action adventure film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, and Claude Rich. Set in the seventeenth century, the film is about the daughter of the renowned swordsman D'Artagnan who keeps the spirit of The Three Musketeers alive by bringing together the aging members of the legendary band to oppose a plot to overthrow the King and seize power. Sophie Marceau did her own fencing on screen.^[1]

Plot

Eloise (Sophie Marceau), the daughter of the renowned swordsman D'Artagnan (Philippe Noiret) of the famed Three Musketeers, is devoted to her studies at a convent in Southern France, despite her abilities with the sword. The year is 1654. Eloise is enthusiastic about honour and faithfulness, and shows an affection to the poor. When an escaped slave from the estate of the evil Duke of Crassac (Claude Rich) seeks refuge at the convent, the Mother Superior (Pascale Roberts) is murdered by the Duke's soldiers. During the attack, Eloise learns of the Duke's dastardly plans, which involve throwing the nation into chaos, making it easier for the Duke to overthrow the King and seize power. Eloise escapes the evil Duke's men and meets a young poet, Quentin (Nils Tavernier), who joins her on her journey to reunite with her famous father and his old compatriots in order to take action against the evil Duke. D'Artagan, however, now lives a quiet life teaching fencing and is not interested in doing battle with the Duke. Eloise appeals to her father's chivalry, and together they ride to face the Duke and his evil men.^[1][2]

Cast

• Sophie Marceau as Eloïse d'Artagnan
• Philippe Noiret as D'Artagnan
• Claude Rich as Duke of Crassac
• Sami Frey as Aramis
• Jean-Luc Bideau as Athos
• Raoul Billerey as Porthos
• Charlotte Kady as Eglantine de Rochefort
• Nils Tavernier as Quentin la Misère
• Gigi Proietti as Mazarin
• Jean-Paul Roussillon as Planchet
• Pascale Roberts as Mother Superior
• Emmanuelle Bataille as Sister Félicité
• Christine Pignet as Sister Céline
• Fabienne Chaudat as Sister Frédégonde
• Josselin Siassia as Slave
• Jean-Claude Calon as Slave Trader
• Stéphane Legros as Louis XIV
• Maria Pitarresi as Olympe
• Jean Martinez as Duke of Longueville
• Patrick Rocca as Bargas
• Michel Alexandre as The Hallebardier
• Fanny Aubert as Sister Huguette
• Grégoire Barachin as Fencing Pupil #1
• Jean-Pierre Bouchard as Conspirator
• Daniel Breton as Recruiting Sergeant
• Canto e Castro as Principal Singing Monk
• Carlos César as Innkeeper
• Vanina Delannoy as Courtesan #1

Production

Filming locations

• Château de Biron, Biron, Dordogne, France
• Château de Maisons, Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France
• Portugal^[3]

Reception

Critical response

Revenge of the Musketeers received mixed reviews. In his review on AV Club, Keith Phipps wrote, "Tavernier's assured direction and a game performance from Marceau make it worth a look."^[4]

The web site Flickering Myth praised the film's solid entertaining qualities:

D'Artagnan's Daughter is precisely the kind of fun and feisty swashbuckler French cinema excels at. Tavernier throws conspiracy, duels to the death and father/daughter tensions into an adventure film and still keeps the tone indomitably light-hearted. This is quintessential Saturday night entertainment; it just happens to be in French."^[5]

The web site Stumped focused on Marceau's performance, writing, "Marceau is delightful in the lead, demonstrating a playful coquettishness and a mastery of the blade."^[6] The web site CD Universe praised the film, writing, "Director Tavernier's entry in the Musketeers film pantheon is extremely witty and fun."^[7]

Awards and nominations

• 1995 César Award Nomination for Best Music Written for a Film (Philippe Sarde)
• 1995 César Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Claude Rich)^[8]

References

External links

• Revenge of the Musketeers at the Internet Movie Database
• Revenge of the Musketeers at the TCM Movie Database
• Revenge of the Musketeers at AllRovi
• Revenge of the Musketeers at Rotten Tomatoes

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