Tavernier's Princess to close Montreal

Set in sixteenth century France, the film is a love story set against a backdrop of religious wars between Catholics and Protestants.

Lambert Wilson, Mélanie Thierry, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Gaspard Ulliel and Raphaël Personnaz star.

Axia Films is distributing the film in Canada, with a release planned for early next year.

Making the announcement, Montreal World Festival president Serge Losique described Tavernier as “not only a great director, he is a living encyclopedia of the cinema, a man who embodies the full meaning of cineaste.

“That is why we are especially proud that his latest feature, which is set in a troubled era in the history of France, will grace our screen as the Festival’s closing film.”