6 thoughts on “Marquise of Darkness – Two Thumbs Down

    1. I went through two double Manhattans in the first 45 minutes of the show before I realized I was probably going to end up putting myself in the hospital if I kept it up.

      The sucky thing is that the story about the Marquise De Brinvilliers, and her involvement in the scandal that kicked off the Affair of the Poisons, is REALLY SUPER INTERESTING. It deserves a better adaptation than this.

  1. I never heard of it! Oh, it’s a TV film, that explains a lot.
    I did a little digging and it apparently came and went with little fanfare. Could only find one critique on it, and it was …. uncomplimentary (more like Conan’s wrath, someone REALLY wanted her two hours back!)
    Bah. Happens.

    Strangely, happens more with aging actresses with a nice address book, who seem to consider a movie “en costume”(with some Louis XIV for flavor) will both compensate for fleeing youth and flagging acting ability. Seldom work, but not for lack of trying!

  2. If I remember my Norbert Elias correctly it was only by mid 18th century that fork use for eating from your own plate became standardized in France.

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