18/09/2002

Despite the recent fall in French film attendance, Bernie Bonvoisin’s new swashbuckling historical adventure, Blanche, has all the ingredients to attract audiences in their masses. A scheming cardinal, a lovely young beauty and a reformed mercenary and lots of duels. Co-produced by Les Films de la Suane, EuropaCorp and TF1 Films Productions, the Euros 12 million movie was made over a three-month period on location in the Cevenne and Var regions is scheduled for release onto 450 screens nationwide. The director of Les Démons de Jésus brought together a galaxy of French stars that includes Jean Rochefort, Carole Bouquet, Gérard Depardieu, Roschdy Zem and Antoine de Caunes with the lovely Lou Doillon in the title role.

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