The Dark Room
Released: 2000
Drama
In 14th-century France, Aliénor breaks with the codes governing girls’ behavior and does as she wishes. The King of France grants her the hand of her childhood love, but her new husband deserts her immediately after the ceremony. Undeterred, she sets out after him, traveling to Siena to bring him back.
Starring: Caroline Ducey, Melvil Poupaud, Mathieu Demy, Sylvie Testud, Edith Scob, Jackie Berroyer, Hugues Quester, Alice Houri
Directed by: Marie-Christine Questerbert
Written by: Marie-Christine Questerbert
Language: French
Scenes
A 14th-century doctor looks at -- and tastes -- a man's urine sample to determine why he is ill.