Narrative: “Diane de Poitiers” with Isabelle Adjani on Salto
In the royal epic of Valois-Angoulême, at the height of the Renaissance, a woman leads the race for honors: her name is Diane de Poitiers (Isabelle Adjani), emeritus huntress whose unalterable beauty feeds rumors and legends throughout her life. … And long after her death. Despite his unchallenged rise over Henri (Hugo Becker), the youngest son of Francis I, his position at court remains fragile in the face of the powerful Anne de Pisseleu (Virgnie Ledoyen), the king’s favorite, who nurtures a fierce hatred for he. Wouldn’t Henri’s marriage to Catherine de Médicis definitely compromise Diane’s dreams?
The figure of Diane de Poitiers, an ambitious courtesan, has become almost mythological. And for her return to the cinema in costume after “La Reine Margot”, Isabelle Adjani finds herself surrounded by a swollen cast: directed by Josée Dayan, and big names like Virgnie Ledoyen, Guillaume Gallienne, Jeanne Balibar, Gérard Depardieu or even JoeyStarr.
An ambitious miniseries, premiered on Salto, before its television appearance this fall, for what is the first work of a new collection by France Télévisions called “Les Audacieuses”.
