WIN: Bundle of French Cinema Classic DVDs With THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER
THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER comes to cinemas on 8th July, directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson. To mark its release we have a superb collection of French cinema classics on DVD, including COCO BEFORE CHANEL, GAINSBOURG, BREATHLESS, BELLE DU JOUR, THE CONCERT and PARIS, to give away! 1562. In France, during the reign of Charles IX, the wars of religion are raging... Marie de Mézières, heiress to one of the kingdoms greatest fortunes, loves the young Duc de Guise, known in the annals of history as Le Balafré, Scarface. She believes he loves her back. To increase his familys prestige, her father, the Marquis de Mézières forces Marie to marry the Prince de Montpensier, whom she has never met. The Prince is summoned by Charles IX to join the war against the Protestants. With the whole country turned into a bloody battlefield, he sends his young wife to Champigny, one of his most secluded castles, in the company of the Comte de Chabannes, his friend and former tutor. The Prince asks Chabannes to complete the Princesss education so that she can take her place at court one day. In unhappy isolation at Champigny, Marie tries to forget the passionate longing she still feels for Guise. Fate and the changing course of the war lead Guise and the Duc dAnjou, the future Henri III , to stay at Champigny shortly after Montpensier has joined Marie there. In turn, Anjou falls in love with the Princess, to whose charms Chabannes has also succumbed. A violent, passionate rivalry develops with Marie as the prize. To be in with a chance of winning, just answer this question In which year is The Princess Of Montpensier set?
a) 1562 b) 1962 c) 2062THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER is in cinemas 8th July. For your chance of winning the dvds we are giving away all you need to do is email contest@obsessedwithfilm.com with the e-mail header The Princess of Montpensier. Make sure you leave your full name and address and please only enter if you are 18 or over. Good luck and the winners will be notified at the end of the month.