This movie is well acted, and some of the outdoor shots are beautiful to look at. I don't know how much sense a lot of it would make to someone without a decent knowledge of 16th century French history, as the dialogue doesn't explain a lot of the political background. I enjoyed this movie, but wouldn't have any desire to see it again.
The one part that I felt unexplained is why, late in the movie, Chabannes lets de Guise in the château so he can spend the night with Chabannes'boss's wife. Why would Chabannes betray his master in that way? Also, a very minor question: when Montpensier hears a sound outside - it is one of his dogs being killed by de Guise - he gets up out of bed. Someone else gets out of the other side of the bed. So Montpensier sleeps with someone other than his wife. But the scene was too dark, and too fast, for me to catch who that other person was, or even if it was a woman. Just idle curiosity there.
The one part that I felt unexplained is why, late in the movie, Chabannes lets de Guise in the château so he can spend the night with Chabannes'boss's wife. Why would Chabannes betray his master in that way? Also, a very minor question: when Montpensier hears a sound outside - it is one of his dogs being killed by de Guise - he gets up out of bed. Someone else gets out of the other side of the bed. So Montpensier sleeps with someone other than his wife. But the scene was too dark, and too fast, for me to catch who that other person was, or even if it was a woman. Just idle curiosity there.