Madame du Barry (1954)

有名な悲劇の王妃マリー・アントワネットの物語を、1人の女性の成長期としてとらえた宮廷絵巻。幼くして故郷を離れ、異郷フランスの王室で必死に生きた女性の激動の人生を丁寧に物語る。監督は『ロスト・イン・トランスレーション』のソフィア・コッポラ。『スパイダーマン』シリーズのキルステン・ダンストが孤独を抱えて生きる女性を愛くるしく演じている。実際のヴェルサイユ宮殿で撮影された豪華な調度品や衣装の数々は必見。

ギル（オーウェン・ウィルソン）は婚約者（レイチェル・マクアダムス）と共に、彼女の両親の出張に便乗してパリを訪れる。彼はハリウッドで売れっ子脚本家として成功していたが、作家への夢も捨て切れずにいた。ロマンチストのギルは、あこがれの作家ヘミングウェイや画家のピカソらが暮らした1920年代の黄金期のパリに郷愁を抱いており……。

1682年フランス。国王のルイ14世は、国の栄華を象徴するヴェルサイユ宮殿の増改築を計画する。国王の庭園建築家アンドレ・ル・ノートルは、庭園の建設をサビーヌという無名の女性庭師との共同で任されることに。自由な発想で仕事に臨む彼女と伝統と秩序を大切にしてきたアンドレは、事あるごとに衝突してしまう。その後、徐々に彼女の唯一無二であるセンスを認め、彼女の魅力に惹かれていく。

To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.

大学入学資格試験（バカロレア）の合格率ゼロという不名誉な結果に終わったルイ１４世予備校のルシェ校長は、生徒たちを厳しく指導することを決意。ところが集まったのは、恋人と一緒の予備校通いを喜ぶジュリアン、某国元首の頼りない後継者オレノ、校則無視でやりたい放題のベベルら一筋縄ではいかない連中ばかり。こうして始まる生徒と教師たちの受験勉強を巡る攻防。だが、生徒たちのいたずらは日に日にエスカレートしてゆく。

A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless peasantry. In Paris, he becomes smitten with cultured artist Maria Cosway, but, when his daughter visits from Virginia accompanied by her attractive slave, Sally Hemings, Jefferson's attentions are diverted.

Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.

A parody of the French Revolution, on Arabian Nights background. Bagdad Calif is in Paris in 1789, where he decides to visit the Executionner equipment exhibition.

The Lecturer, leader of the Feminine League Against Frivolity, tells the history of eroticism and censorship from the beginning of time until the late 1960s.

Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV, whose personal affairs and amours, and those of his two successors, are followed in more detail to the start of the Revolution, after which the story is brought rapidly up to date. A huge cast plays mainly historical persons who appear briefly.

We are in the year 1871. A journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is set up to provide the perspectives of the Paris rebels. On a stage-like set, more than 200 actors interpret characters of the Commune, especially the Popincourt neighbourhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their own thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms. The scenes consist mainly of long camera takes.

Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed "the Sun King", the King of France who ran a glamorous court, expanded the borders of France, loved women and parties and built an incredible palace for himself - the Versailles.

M2M's first original long-form documentary, Battle at Versailles, follows an event in 1973 at Palace of Versailles where top French designers such as Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin faced of against American newcomers Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Anne Klein and Halston. That pitted France’s best designers against the best America had to offer. It was the first time the fashion world's gaze was fixated on American design.

A film that summarizes the whole anime Lady Oscar, the story of a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution. Only released in Italy.

As BBC Two premieres its lavish new drama set in the sumptuous surroundings of Versailles, Lucy Worsley and Helen Castor tell the real-life stories behind one of the world's grandest buildings. They reveal the colourful world of sex, drama and intrigue that Louis XIV and his courtiers inhabited. Lucy untangles Louis's complex world of court etiquette, fashion and feasting, while Helen delves into the archives and unpicks the Machiavellian world of court politics that Louis created. We meet the people behind the on-screen characters and discover what drove Louis to glorify his reign on a scale unmatched by any previous monarch, examine the tension between Louis and his brother Philippe, a battle hero and overt homosexual, and they meet the coterie of women who competed for Louis's attention. We see that Louis was ruthless in his pursuit of glory and succeeded in defeating his enemies. In his record-breaking 72-year reign, France became renowned for its culture and sophistication.