In the second half of the sixteenth century, France was in the period of the Huguenot War, and there was a cruel war between Catholicism and Protestantism. The interior of the court is also extravagant and lewd and corrupt. In order to quell years of civil war, the Catholic French court decided to marry Princess Margaret (Isabelle Adjani Isabel Agani) to Protestant leader King Henry Navarre (played by Daniel Auteu il Daniel O'Deer). On August 24, 1572, the wedding was held in Paris. Just when people are immersed in an atmosphere of joy. Queen Catherine (Virna Lisi) orders to launch a bloody massacre against Protestants, the famous tragedy in Western history-the Night of St. Bartholomew. The film is adapted from Dumas's masterpiece and won the Best Actress (Verna Riess) and jury Award at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, and many awards such as Best Actress, Best supporting Actress, Best supporting Actor, Best supporting Actor and Best Fashion Design at the 1995 Caesar Film Festival.
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