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Writers:
Maurice Druon (novel) and
Anne-Marie Catois (writer)
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Release Date:
28 September 2005 (Belgium) more
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Based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Druon, Les Rois maudits (The Cursed Kings) is the second... more
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Great text, lousy directing more (6 total)

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Also Known As:
A Cursed Monarchy (International: English title)
La maledizione dei templari (Italy)
The Accursed Kings (Australia)
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500 min (5 parts)
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Netherlands:12 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes)
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Remake of "Les rois maudits" (1972) more

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Great text, lousy directing, 15 December 2005
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Author: cl_champagne from Versailles, France

Doing a remake of Les Rois Maudits is a little like doing a remake of Citizen Kane. You've got an awful lot of pressure! The text is powerful but most of the actors can't get a hold of it. Mind you, the producers have mostly hired good actors, but in many instances (Philippe Torreton for example), they can't get inside their characters, because it's not in their range. Others, like Julie Depardieu or Jeanne Moreau in some instances, are just pathetic!

Josée Dayan, the director, has a reputation for not taking many shots, so that the actors play on their "first energy". The result is interesting in some scenes, but you often get the feeling that there isn't any actor direction at all, which is very dangerous with this text, which requires some kind of classical training for the actors (No wonder the best actor was Eric Ruf, of La Comédie Française).

No wonder why in most stores in Paris you see more space for the 1972 version than for this year's!

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