Name: AFM Festival Ciné Club - La Reine Margot
Start: 2025-11-26T08:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-26T11:15:00+11:00
Location: Level 1, 140 Bourke street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3000

$AFM Festival Cin\u00e9 Club - La Reine Margot$

In our third edition of the AFM Festival Ciné Club, we will be screening La Reine Margot, based on the 1845 historical novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Step into 16th-century France, where religion, power, and passion collide. King Charles IX, his cunning mother Catherine de’ Medici, and a divided court set the stage for political intrigue, forbidden love, and the infamous St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
Margot, the King’s sister, is forced into a politically motivated marriage with Henri of Navarre, but her heart belongs to the dashing soldier La Môle. Poison, betrayal, and deadly court plots unfold, shaping the fate of France, and Margot herself.
We will be joined for discussion on the film by Véronique Duché A.R. Chisholm Professor of French at the University of Melbourne, a passionate cinéphile and collaborator on the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025.
🎞️ Film will be subtitled in English | The film runs for 2h and 40mins
❗ Film is strictly 18+
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this film contents violent scenes