THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER Movie Trailer and Poster

Check out the trailer and poster for THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER starring Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Raphael Personnaz, and directed by Bertrand Tavernier. You can read all our coverage of The Princess of Montpensier here.

The Princess of Montpensier Synopsis: In THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER, acclaimed filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier (‘ROUND MIDNIGHT) directs a spectacular cast in a riveting, lush romantic drama set in the high courts of 16th Century France. Against the backdrop of the savage Catholic/Protestant wars, Marie de Mezieres (Melanie Thierry), a beautiful young aristocrat finds herself married to a young prince (Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet LOVE SONGS), she does not love, haunted by a rakish suitor Gaspard Ulliel (A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT) from her childhood, and advised by an aging nobleman Lambert Wilson (OF GODS AND MEN), harboring his own forbidden desire for her. The Princess of Montpensier must struggle passionately to stay alive in the intrigue of this corrupt political and romantic web of duty, passion, religion and war.

The Princess of Montpensier will be released to theaters on April 15th, 2011. Watch the trailer and check out the full poster below.