when the Marquise de Sévigné inspires a film

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J. Sauvadon, V. Diguat, S. Thevenet – France 3

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The Marquise de Sévigné, famous for her intimate letters, arrives at the cinema. She is played by Karine Viard. Journalists from France Télévisions were able to meet the actress filming at the Château de Grignan.

The Château de Grignan (Drôme) is currently reviving the 17th century and even finds the famous Marquise de Sévigné in the guise of actress Karine Viard. This is the first time that the cinema has taken on the story of the illustrious letter writer. I love this woman for her feminism, her modernity. He’s someone who fights for his independence and who made a girl who is the complete opposite.“, comments the actress.

Written and directed by Isabelle Brocard, the film and its dialogues are based on the correspondence between the Marquise de Sévigné and her daughter Françoise. Today I think she would text bomb her daughter“, laughs the director. The other star of the film is the Château de Grignan where the film crew chose to shoot for a week. Some places have been kept almost as they are. The filming also allows the castle to be brought back to light.


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