A two-headed beast of a biopic about the French king who wrote religious freedom into law in 1598. Pic is based on two historical novels by German scribe Heinrich Mann (who also wrote the work that ...

Jo Baier's "Henry of Navarre" should do well in most international markets looking for something in the line of royal court intrigue, religious conflict, bloody battles and lots of raucous sex. By Ray ...

PHILIP II.’s invasion of France, and the war of the Huguenot Prince of Béarn against the Leaguers for the French sovereignty, with the famous battle of Ivry and siege of Paris, ending in Henry of ...

A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is a ...

"c. Comte. Copy by V. Breton. Henry III and the Duke of Guise. 40 x 28. Original in the Luxembourg Gallery, Paris. The Duke of Guise, here shown as meeting the French king, Henry of Navarre, is the ...

Cannes may be the celebration of Le Cinema, but increasingly, European filmmakers are turning to the small screen to get their movies made. By Scott Roxborough, Stuart Kemp CANNES — Cannes may be the ...

France in 1563. Protestants and Catholics are fighting for land and power, invoking their religion as justification. At the head of the Protestants stands Henri of Navarre, leading his men against ...