Bluebeard

Mar 26, 2010

1h 20m

★ 5.6

Overview

Anne reads her younger sister, Marie-Catherine, the story of Bluebeard. In 17th-century France, another set of sisters — also named Anne and Marie-Catherine — are left impoverished by their father's death. Marie-Catherine dreams of marrying into money, and soon falls for wealthy divorcé Bluebeard. Grateful for the chance at a life of comfort, Marie-Catherine marries Bluebeard — in spite of rumors that he has made a hobby of murdering his wives.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Flach Film

CB Films

ARTE

Bluebeard Trailers

Cast

Barbe Bleue / Bluebeard

Dominique Thomas

Marie-Catherine

Lola Créton

Anne

Daphné Baiwir

Catherine

Marilou Lopes-Benites

Marie-Anne

Lola Giovannetti

La mère supérieure

Farida Khelfa

La mère

Isabelle Lapouge

Soeur Barbe

Suzanne Foulquier

Ida

Laure Lapeyre

Adrien Ledoux

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