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Tag: France

Posted on November 1, 2017March 28, 2018 by Ann Foster

Of monsters and female rage: an analysis of ‘Brotherhood of the Wolf’

The women in the 2001 French film Brotherhood of the Wolf each choose a different way to survive, offering them the mistaken impression they’re in control of their own lives.

Posted on July 11, 2017March 28, 2018 by Ann Foster

Marguerite de Valois: the indomitable French Princess who became a Queen of two countries

Fiction writers need to embellish very little to turn Marguerite's life into a highly dramatic narrative. This woman truly lived her best life.

Posted on June 13, 2017January 27, 2020 by Ann Foster

Catherine de’Medici: orphan, captive, wife, Queen, mother, politician, survivor

The story of a woman who single-handedly kept France afloat during a time of constant Civil War. And she also sort of invented ballet!

Posted on May 9, 2017April 2, 2018 by Ann Foster

Jeanne de la Motte: the 18th century con woman who destroyed Marie Antoinette and brought about the French Revolution

Jeanne de la Motte was a badass con woman whose scheming basically made the French Revolution happen. Also? Her true story has more plot twists than a lot of fiction.

Posted on October 7, 2016July 11, 2017 by Ann Foster

Versailles

The charmed, decidedly masculine story of one of France's most privileged monarchs.

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