Vatel

Vatel (2000)

Some men are too noble to live among aristocracy.

TMDb

6.1

01/05/2000 • 2h 5m
original-title

Vatel

status

Released

production-companies

Gaumont

Légende Films

Nomad

Timothy Burrill Productions

TF1 Films Production

original-language

English

budget

-

revenue

-

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent, and low birth. The prince is craven in his longing for stature: no task is too menial or dishonorable for him to give Vatel. While Vatel tries to sustain dignity, he finds himself attracted to Anne de Montausier, the king's newest mistress. In Vatel, she finds someone who's authentic, living out his principles within the casual cruelties of court politics. Can the two of them escape unscathed?

production-countries

France

United Kingdom

spoken-languages

English

French

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