- published: 24 Apr 2016
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Quercy (French pronunciation: [kɛʁsi] ( listen); Occitan: Carcin, pronounced [kaɾˈsi], locally [kɔɾˈʃi]) is a former province of France located in the country's southwest, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east by Rouergue and Auvergne.
Formerly Quercy included the Bouriane, natural region. Today it is divided between the département of Lot (which it makes up in its entirety) and the northern half of the département of Tarn-et-Garonne. The traditional capital of Quercy is Cahors, now préfecture (capital) of the Lot département. The largest town of Quercy is Montauban, préfecture of Tarn-et-Garonne. However, Montauban lies at the traditional border between Quercy and Languedoc, in an area very different from the rest of Quercy, and it is closer historically and culturally to Toulouse and the rest of Languedoc, therefore it should be considered a special case, not totally part of Quercy. Also distinct from the rest of the region is the Quercy Blanc lying between Cahors and the southern boundary of the Lot, characterised by its white limestone buildings.
Actors: Michel Vuillermoz (actor), Bertrand Tavernier (director), Bertrand Tavernier (writer), Philippe Sarde (composer), Florence Thomassin (actress), Philippe Magnan (actor), Jean Cosmos (writer), Lambert Wilson (actor), Olivier Loustau (actor), Jean-Pol Dubois (actor), Raphaël Personnaz (actor), Frédéric Bourboulon (producer), Frédéric Bourboulon (actor), Nathalie Krebs (actress), Alain Sachs (actor),
Plot: Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama set against the savage Catholic/Protestant wars that ripped France apart in the 16th century. Based on a novella by the celebrated Madame de Lafayette, the action centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father's political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never met. When Philippe is called away to fight, she is left in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare, and soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of court.
Keywords: 1560s, 1570s, 16th-century, aristocracy, arranged-marriage, astrology, barbarism, based-on-book, based-on-short-story, blois-franceI spent the rent; I ain't got a cent.I spent the rent; I ain't got a cent.