- This event has passed.
French Connections Film Series: The Royal Exchange (L’Echange des Princesses)
Sat, November 24th, 2018 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Travel through time to 18th-century France with films exploring life among the aristocracy. This series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Orleans Collection, takes place Saturday afternoons in November and December.
- Saturday, November 3, 2 pm: A Little Chaos (Rated R, 2015)
- Saturday, November 17, 2 pm: The Death of Louis XIV (La mort de Louis XIV) (Not rated, 2017)
- Saturday, November 24, 2 pm: The Royal Exchange ((L’Echange des Princesses) (Not rated, 2017)
- Saturday, December 1, 2 pm: Dangerous Liaisons (Rated R, 1988)
ABOUT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE (L’ECHANGE DES PRINCESSES)
In 1721, French Regent Philippe II, Duc d’Orléans proposes a marriage between the respective heirs to the French and Spanish Crowns: eleven-year-old Louis XV and four-year-old Maria Anna Victoria. The Regent also offers to marry his own daughter to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne. French with English subtitles. (Not rated | 2017 | 1 hour, 40 minutes)
Watch the trailer: