La Reine et le Cardinal

Drama / History

Based on events in the early years of the reign of Louis XIV of France, this is the drama of the rumored love affair between the child king's widowed mother, Anne of Austria, and her prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin, as intrigue and political discord ignite the Fronde. The second part of the film also covers the romance between Louis XIV and Mazarin's niece, Marie Mancini.