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Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The story takes place in France around 1650. Angelique (Michèle Mercier) is in love with the young, handsome, but also poor Nicholas (Giuliano Gemma), yet is forced to marry the rich Count Peyrac (Robert Hossein) who has a stiff leg and bears an ugly scar across his face. After she got to know him better, Angelique recognizes an amazing, strong character behind that face, though, and falls in love with her husband despite his outer appearance, better late than never... After some time of peace and happiness, coming events cast their dark shadows before. The Holy Inquisition mistrusts Peyrac's scientific experiments, and the couple also makes enemies at the King's court. Peyrac is accused of sorcery. Can Angelique do anything to save him at the trial?Classic costume drama which spawned no less than 4 sequels, though none of them exceeded the qualities of the first part. One reason for its success is most likely that it had a female lead character whereas other movies of the genre, from Robin Hood to the 3 Musketeers, usually had male stars. With a good deal of love story added, it appealed a lot more to a female audience in the 1960s, but the action scenes are also well paced and directed. I voted 8/6/7/6/6 for the 5 movies of the series.

I read the books about Angelique about 3 years ago (I am now 35) and I loved them and will always love them (I knew they existed but never had the time to read them). I was excited learning I would get a chance to see movies too, to see how director managed to get out the atmosphere of 17 century and how actors did they roles. I was a bit worried would everything be exactly as I imagined it when reading the books.Today it is second movie of Angelique on the TV ( 3 hours and counting), but I still think of the first, it was so nicely done: acting (generally speaking), costumes and jewelry, music.... Of course, not all can be according to the book, but that is a minor set back in this historical drama. Michele is wonderful but her acing skill is poorer than the others, and Robert as a Joffrey de Peyrac is great. I must admit that Joffrey is one of my favorite male fictional characters and had shed tears learning he was killed, which of course, was not true. :) Anyways, I hope I will enjoy the rest of the movies as I was enjoying this.

Totally lost in time, and not even the Net can help me with this. To all fans of the Angelique films, I pose this question: There was, during the Seventies, a French TV show based on this character. I cannot track it down, as all my efforts boomerang towards the Michelle Mercier movies and the Anne Golan novels. I distinctly remember that while Angelique was being auctioned off at the slave market, there was this heinous auctioneer and a big, burly guy was banging a drum. Now, I have thoroughly watched my Angelique DVDs and this scene does not appear, so it is not as if I am confused by some re-edited TV version. No, it was a TV series, which I saw dubbed into Afrikaans (South African Dutch) + during the early Eighties there was something like a short-lived New Adventures of Angelique French TV series. My lament is that I do not know the titles of these, or the names of actresses, sweet nothing! I doubt if I could find them on DVD anyway, but first order of business is to track down their specifics. Anybody out there who can help?Oh, and the movie this site is about? My apologies for being a bit off-track here, as I'm just barging in with a related question, but speaking for the entire series of movies as a whole, it is quite something else. Controversial to the extreme, there are obviously people who wouldn't want to even hear about it, yet the majority of the fan base is bound to be women who would clearly see the slave market nudity and the sexual scenes in the proper context. This is the original bodice-ripper saga, and many a young girl of yesteryear remember it fondly. And not just in France. Please try to leave your helpful info on the site.

Whole series of the movies about beautiful ANGELIQUE is a big lost for Americans. Gorgeous movie with great actors, costumes, interesting plots on the Freanch historical backdrop. By the way I'm Russian and don't speak Freanch at all, but I've seen all five movies back in Russia and since moved to US trying to find it with English subtitles or doubled in English. My husband is American and he doesn't speak Russian or Freanch. So, if anybody knows where to find one I would greatly appreciate it. That I would be able to start American introduction to the world of 17th century France from my own family. All and on it would be totally great if American people would know little bit more then Bratt Pitt and Angelina Jolie. There is a whole wide world over there. So, welcome.