Director jo baiers epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one with more than a little bloodshed and frequent bawdy sexual interludes. Henry navarre was born in 1850, in brownstown, wayne, michigan, united states, to francois francis j. But henri is still likeable despite his cavorting, which prompts his second wife to describe him as a horny old. Neither film is historically accurate, but henry of navarre is by far the worst of the two. Henry iv, king of navarre as henry iii, 157289 and first bourbon king of france 15891610, who, at the end of the wars of religion, abjured protestantism and converted to roman catholicism 1593 in order to win paris and reunify france. The film also known by its french name henri 4 charts the life of protestant royal henry of navarre from his early life on the fields of battle of a religious wartorn france, through his. Feb 14, 2010 henry of navarre germanyfrancespainaustria production. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Tells the story of how henry of navarre became king of france. An exiting film which is depicting the french wars of religion, very, very well. Based on the popular novel young henry of navarre by heinrich mann, the film is a biopic of henry iv of france who reigned from 15891610. In france the queen poisons the huguenot queen and weds her son to the kings sister as part of an extermination plan. A german made film originally released as a miniseries about the life of the 16th centurys henri or henry iv of france, one of the crucial kings in the french wars of religion by one count, henry changed religions four times during his life between catholicism and protestantism. See the full list of henry of navarre cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. All of the characters in the film are just that characters and they fulfill their general beings with mindblowing onedimensionality. Finally the subject of his own film, henry is allowed to grow into a. A wideranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the protestant henry of navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to frances beloved king henri iv. Heinrich manns most acclaimed work is a spectacular epic th. In what ways were henry iv france, elizabeth iengland. He fought during world war i, world war ii and was the seventh and final commander of french far east expeditionary corps during the first indochina war. Henry of navarre a twoheaded beast of a biopic about the french king who wrote religious freedom into law in 1598. Daniel henry navarre 18841954 find a grave memorial.
Empty epic in scale but still betraying its producers willingness to cut it into two parts for television sales, jo baiers henry of navarre should do well in most international markets looking. Henry of navarre a twoheaded beast of a biopic about the french king. Isaias isaac navarre, henrietta navarre, matilda bondy, francis navarre, joseph navarre, caroline navarre, elizabeth navarre and james navarre. Henry of navarre became king henry iv, but it would take a nineyear. Henry i, king of navarre 127074 and count as henry iii of champagne. Henri eugene navarre 31 july 1898, villefranchederouergue, aveyron 26 september 1983, paris was a french army general. Based on the novels young henry of navarre and henry, king of france by german writer heinrich mann, henry of navarre tells the story of the life and death of henry iv from young soldier to beloved king. Henry of navarre british board of film classification. But despite the films loftiest intentions, a weak script and an even weaker crew burden it to the point of no recovery. Henry of navarre aka henry 4 english trailer youtube.
Phillip tried to crush calvinism in the netherlands. Medici, eager to keep at least one of her sons in power, soon sees henry as a threat to her influence as the royal puppeteer. Henry of navarre is not a film short on beautiful women or erotic encounters. Henry julien boisselier is a huguenot military leader who has become a hero in navarre, a territory in southwest france, and as nostradamus fritz marquardt predicts a remarkable future for him. Jul 02, 2010 3 thoughts on henry of navarre salman june 20, 2011 at 3. Ancient origins articles related to henry of navarre in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Take, for instance, henry of navarre henry iv himself. Henry of navarre 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. Henry navarre historical records and family trees myheritage. Experience an epic chronicle of one mans heroic struggle against overwhelming forces in this spectacular 5star cambridge film festival motion picture event. It played at film festivals last year and is being released on dvd german with english subtitles. Some areas are fictional but that does not take away from those areas that are historical.
Henri 4 aka henry of navarre was originally produced as a miniseries. He succeeded his eldest brother, theobald ii thibaut v, in both kingdom and countship in december 1270. Click to expand the mega menu click to expand search input. Henri 4 aka henry of navarre was originally produced as a miniseries for european television. Henry came to the throne at the height of an economic boom in navarre that was not happening elsewhere in iberia at as great a rate. Le reine margot is based on the historical novel of alexandre dumas, the french conn inggulden of his time, if i can make such a comparison.
At the head of the protestants stands henri of navarre, leading his men against paris, against the catholics. Henry was the youngest son of theobald i of navarre by margaret of foix. Mar 04, 2010 a german made film originally released as a miniseries about the life of the 16th centurys henri or henry iv of france, one of the crucial kings in the french wars of religion by one count, henry changed religions four times during his life between catholicism and protestantism. Wie ublich wurde dieser film in video hd hohe auflosung fur kinoprojektion oder blurays mit dolbydigitalaudio gefilmt.
Phillip ii was a spanish king who reconquered muslim territory in spain and ejected spanish jews and muslims. With matheson lang, gladys jennings, henry victor, stella st. Released 2010, henry of navarre stars julien boisselier, joachim krol, andreas schmidt, roger casamajor the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Julien boisselier as henry of navarre seems to be in his mid thirties to mid fourties all through the film henry was 57 when he was kniffed by ravaillac and, apart from a bit of white at the temples, he simply does not seem to age during the film. Henry iii was stabbed on august 1, 1589, and died the next day after declaring henry of navarre his successor. It starts with the early life of henri and includes a visit from nostradamus, who predicts henry for great things well he would wouldnt he, always showing off like that. By jt brookman and nadeen malik phillip ii of spain politique. This is a lavish tale of the life of henry the huguenot prince of navarre julien boisselier, who goes on to become the king of france. A central film verleih release of a regina ziegler presentation of a ziegler film, b. Starring julien boisselier, joachim krol and andreas schmidt. But by the treaty of paris 1259, the english had been ceded rights in gascony that effectively cut off navarrese access to the ocean since france, navarre s ally, was at odds with england.
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