The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Angelique: The Road to Versailles
Adventure · Mystery · Romance · 1965
Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman.
Movie details
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965 Adventure · Mystery · Romance 1h 45m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Angelique: The Road to Versailles?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Bernard Borderie
Written by
Bernard Borderie · Claude Brulé · Francis Cosne
Michèle Mercier
Angélique de Peyrac
Claude Giraud
Philippe de Plessis-Bellières
Jean Rochefort
François Desgrez
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Claude le Petit, dit Le poète croté
Giuliano Gemma
Nicolas, alias Calembredaine
Jacques Toja
Louis XIV
Robert Porte
Monsieur, frère du Roi
Court is in session
Put Angelique: The Road to Versailles on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.