Why So Blu?

IFC is proud to present The Princess of Montpensier which will be in limited release starting April 15th (expanding in May) and then be brought to you ON DEMAND April 20th.  The Princess of Montpensier is the tale of beautiful young aristocrat who has been married off to a Prince she does not love.  Enter the swashbuckling suitor of her childhood, and hijinx will ensue in this 16th century French epic.  The Princess of Montpensier delivers a love story, epic battle scenes, and awesome sword fights.  What more could you ask for? 

Synopsis: THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER will be released by Sundance Selects on April 15th in New York, and expand to more than 20 top markets nationwide through April and May.  The film will be available nationwide ON DEMAND from Sundance Selects on April 20th.

In THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER, acclaimed filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier (‘ROUND MIDNIGHT) directs a spectacular cast in a riveting, lush romantic drama set in the high courts of 16th Century France. Against the backdrop of the savage Catholic/Protestant wars, Marie de Mézières (Mélanie Thierry), a beautiful young aristocrat, finds herself married to a young prince (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, LOVE SONGS)  she does not love, haunted by a rakish suitor Gaspard Ulliel (A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT) from her childhood, and advised by an aging nobleman Lambert Wilson (OF GODS AND MEN), harboring his own forbidden desire for her. The Princess of Montpensier must struggle passionately to stay alive in the intrigue of this corrupt political and romantic web of duty, passion, religion and war.