Marguerite & Julien

Sep 30, 2015

1h 45m

★ 5.7

Overview

Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, son and daughter of the Lord of Tourlaville, have loved each other tenderly since childhood. But as they grow up, their affection veers toward voracious passion.

Genres

Drama

History

Romance

Production Companies

Wild Bunch

Rectangle Productions

Orange Studio

France 2 Cinéma

SCOPE Pictures

Framboise Productions

Marguerite & Julien Trailers

Cast

Marguerite de Ravalet

Anaïs Demoustier

Julien de Ravalet

Jérémie Elkaïm

Madame de Ravalet

Aurélia Petit

Jean de Ravalet

Frédéric Pierrot

La mère de Lefebvre

Geraldine Chaplin

Abbé de Hambye

Sami Frey

Lefevbre

Raoul Fernandez

La meneuse orphelinat

Esther Garrel

Médecin

Serge Bozon

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