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Catherine (1986 TV series)

October 31, 2023

This article is about the television series Catherine. For the novels, see Catherine (Benzoni novel).

Catherine, il suffit d'un amour was a French television series produced by Antenne 2 in 1986 and based on the Catherine novels written by best-selling French author Juliette Benzoni. The adaptation remained similar to the original text of Juliette Benzoni's story about Catherine[1] and her adventures in France during the 15th century.

Catherine
GenreHistorical romance
Historical fiction
Drama
Soap opera
Based onCatherine, il suffit d'un amour by Juliette Benzoni
Screenplay byJuliette Benzoni
Jean Chatenet
Directed byMarion Sarraut
StarringSee cast below
Narrated byBernard Dhéran
Music byRobert Viger
(Éditions des Alouettes)
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of episodes60 (TV version)
30 (DVD version)
Production
ProducersHenri Spade
Catherine Jurquet
(production assistant)
Running time26 minutes (TV version)
52 minutes (DVD version)
Production companySFP
Original release
NetworkAntenne 2
Release19 March (1986-03-19) –
11 June 1986 (1986-06-11)

The screenplay was written by Benzoni with Jean Chatenet, and directed by Marion Sarraut. Sarraut had previously directed another of Benzoni's best-selling novel series Marianne with Corinne Touzet who starred in the leading role.

Plot summary edit

The story takes place in the time of the Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War, a conflict which occurred during a lull in the Hundred Years' War. John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, is locked in a struggle against the Armagnacs who support the future King Charles VII. During the Parisian riots of 1413, Catherine Legoix, the 13-year-old daughter of a goldsmith living on the Pont-au-Change, tries to save a young Armagnac knight, 16-year old Michel de Montsalvy. He is to be executed because he spat at Duke John and called him a traitor. Catherine hides Michel in the family's cellar, but he and her father are murdered by a paternal cousin. Catherine and her mother flee to Dijon to the home of her maternal uncle, Mathieu Gautherin. They are accompanied by Sara the Black, a young gypsy who hid the women in a slum area of Paris.

Catherine's attempt to save Michel de Montsalvy has changed her life. At the age of twenty-one, she is a beautiful woman. At this point, she meets a wounded knight, the noble Arnaud de Montsalvy who is one of Joan of Arc's captains and the late Michel de Montsalvy's younger brother. After Catherine and Arnaud fall in love, Arnaud discovers that one of Catherine's family members killed his older brother. He wishes to avenge his brother's death by killing Catherine, but tells her he will not do so because she is a woman. Her beauty attracts the attention of Duke Philip the Good who desires her. He orders his treasurer, Garin de Brazey, to marry Catherine so she can be received at court despite her low birth.

Because Catherine believes Arnaud is to marry Isabelle de Sévérac, she agrees to be the mistress of the powerful Duke who showers her with titles and riches. At the Duke's courts in Dijon and Bruges, Catherine meets important historical figures such as Flemish painter Jan van Eyck, Jean Lefèvre de Saint-Rémy, Gilles de Rais, Jacques Cœur, and Yolande d'Aragon. After Catherine's four-year-old son Philippe de Brazey dies, she discovers Arnaud de Montsalvy never married. Because is still in love with him, she travels to the beleaguered city of Orléans where Arnaud and the other captains of Joan of Arc are fighting against the English. In Orléans, Catherine's life is saved by Joan of Arc after Catherine has been condemned to death for treason.

After enduring many dangerous adventures, Catherine finds happiness. She becomes the beloved wife of Arnaud de Montsalvy, Lord of the Châtaignerie in Auvergne and Captain in the service of King Charles VII.

Cast edit

Main characters edit

Supporting characters edit

Production edit

The television series was a co-production involving Antenne 2 (succeeded by France 2) and SFP within its producer of the series was Henri Spade. After following the success of the Marianne series – which aired on 21 November 1983 – Spade supported the new project Catherine, il suffit d'un amour.[citation needed]

Conception and development edit

In the press review in 1983 for Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon, Benzoni writes: "Thanks go to Marion Sarraut, director after my heart... provided with a heart, sensibility and talent, a great artistic sense and an astonishingly safe flair to choose interpreters".[citation needed]

In the weekly television listings magazine Télé Star said: "I do not want a director other than Marion".[2] Sarraut and Benzoni had a great admiration both for each other as well as Jean Chatenet wrote the screenplay. Filming began in 1985 of Catherine, il suffit d'un amour after only two years of preparation under the direction by Sarraut. The production had a total of 200 actors, 1,500 costumes, 45 technicians and 130 horses.

The horses were trained by Mario Luraschi, horse trainer and stuntman both for French and international cinema.[citation needed]

Casting edit

For the male leading role, Sarraut said that Pierre-Marie Escourrou did not correspond at first to the idea of the personality she had in mind – however after his audition she knew that she had found the perfect Arnaud de Montsalvy.[3] The yet unknown young actress Claudine Ancelot was the perfect Catherine de Montsalvy.[citation needed]

As a special bonus, popular French actors and actresses were engaged to play cameo roles in Catherine. The cast was joined by Geneviève Casile of the Comédie-Française, Jean-François Poron, Philippe Clay, Pascale Petit and Dora Doll.[citation needed]

Filming edit

The shooting of the television series lasted for 15 months. The indoor scenes were shot at the Buttes-Chaumont SFP studios in Paris, and the outdoor scenes were filmed on location in Burgundy, Chaumont, Blois, Auvergne, Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Villefranche-de-Conflent, and Le prieuré de Marcevol. The oldest quarters of the city at Castelnou in the Pyrenees served as Montsalvy, the home of Catherine and Arnaud. Scenes set at the Alhambra in Granada were shot at the castle of the Kings of Majorca in Perpignan.[citation needed]

Music edit

The music was composed by Robert Viger[4] who had already composed several soundtracks such as Les Amours romantiques[5] for a French television series. In 1983, Viger had composed the television soundtrack for the successful Marianne. Juliette Benzoni's Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon (six books) was the first of the novel series filmed for French television.[citation needed]

Critical reception edit

On 19 March 1986, Catherine, il suffit d'un amour was proclaimed "the largest soap opera ever created in France". It was broadcast at 13:30 CET each afternoon during the week. Several critics praised the lavish scale of the production, comparing it to popular American television soaps such as Dynasty and Dallas.[citation needed]

The daily newspaper Le Monde wrote: "A soap opera? Certainly! But with panache. It is clear that the actors really go for broke. And it's contagious… why not?"[1][citation needed]

In Poland, the 1986 television series was shown on TVP1 from 2 April to 9 July 1989. It was known as the Polish title Katarzyna, and it contained a total of 15 episodes which ran approximately 90 minutes each.[citation needed]

Home media edit

In December 2007, the French book sales club France Loisirs released the entire series on DVD with the complete collection consisting of five boxes in ten discs. The covers of the DVD boxes displayed images from the 1986 television series, but there were no English subtitles, special features, nor extra elements included.[citation needed]

Eventually, the DVD version of the television series – originally consisting of 60 episodes and 26 minutes – were reduced to 30 episodes of 52 minutes each.[citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Woodrow, Alain (18 March 1986). "Il etait une fois" [Once upon a time]. Le Monde (in French). Paris.
  2. ^ Bovet, Henri (15 March 1986). ""Catherine", le XVe siècle en feuilleton fleuve sur Antenne 2" ["Catherine", the 15th century in serial drama on Antenne 2]. Télé Star (in French). Paris.
  3. ^ Merle, Pierre (November 1985). "Catherine, il suffit d'un amour: 24 heures pour A2" [Catherine, one love is enough: 24 hours for A2]. Télé Journal (in French). Paris.
  4. ^ Robert Viger, composer of Catherine tv-soundtrack
  5. ^ Les amours romantiques, Music by Robert Viger

External links edit

  • Website dedicated to the television series Catherine, il suffit d'un amour en/fr [1]
  • Website dedicated to film location Catherine [2]
  • Catherine at IMDb

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This article is about the television series Catherine For the novels see Catherine Benzoni novel Catherine il suffit d un amour was a French television series produced by Antenne 2 in 1986 and based on the Catherine novels written by best selling French author Juliette Benzoni The adaptation remained similar to the original text of Juliette Benzoni s story about Catherine 1 and her adventures in France during the 15th century CatherineGenreHistorical romanceHistorical fictionDramaSoap operaBased onCatherine il suffit d un amour by Juliette BenzoniScreenplay byJuliette BenzoniJean ChatenetDirected byMarion SarrautStarringSee cast belowNarrated byBernard DheranMusic byRobert Viger Editions des Alouettes Country of originFranceOriginal languageFrenchNo of episodes60 TV version 30 DVD version ProductionProducersHenri SpadeCatherine Jurquet production assistant Running time26 minutes TV version 52 minutes DVD version Production companySFPOriginal releaseNetworkAntenne 2Release19 March 1986 03 19 11 June 1986 1986 06 11 The screenplay was written by Benzoni with Jean Chatenet and directed by Marion Sarraut Sarraut had previously directed another of Benzoni s best selling novel series Marianne with Corinne Touzet who starred in the leading role Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 2 1 Main characters 2 2 Supporting characters 3 Production 3 1 Conception and development 3 2 Casting 3 3 Filming 3 4 Music 4 Critical reception 5 Home media 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot summary editThe story takes place in the time of the Armagnac Burgundian Civil War a conflict which occurred during a lull in the Hundred Years War John the Fearless Duke of Burgundy is locked in a struggle against the Armagnacs who support the future King Charles VII During the Parisian riots of 1413 Catherine Legoix the 13 year old daughter of a goldsmith living on the Pont au Change tries to save a young Armagnac knight 16 year old Michel de Montsalvy He is to be executed because he spat at Duke John and called him a traitor Catherine hides Michel in the family s cellar but he and her father are murdered by a paternal cousin Catherine and her mother flee to Dijon to the home of her maternal uncle Mathieu Gautherin They are accompanied by Sara the Black a young gypsy who hid the women in a slum area of Paris Catherine s attempt to save Michel de Montsalvy has changed her life At the age of twenty one she is a beautiful woman At this point she meets a wounded knight the noble Arnaud de Montsalvy who is one of Joan of Arc s captains and the late Michel de Montsalvy s younger brother After Catherine and Arnaud fall in love Arnaud discovers that one of Catherine s family members killed his older brother He wishes to avenge his brother s death by killing Catherine but tells her he will not do so because she is a woman Her beauty attracts the attention of Duke Philip the Good who desires her He orders his treasurer Garin de Brazey to marry Catherine so she can be received at court despite her low birth Because Catherine believes Arnaud is to marry Isabelle de Severac she agrees to be the mistress of the powerful Duke who showers her with titles and riches At the Duke s courts in Dijon and Bruges Catherine meets important historical figures such as Flemish painter Jan van Eyck Jean Lefevre de Saint Remy Gilles de Rais Jacques Cœur and Yolande d Aragon After Catherine s four year old son Philippe de Brazey dies she discovers Arnaud de Montsalvy never married Because is still in love with him she travels to the beleaguered city of Orleans where Arnaud and the other captains of Joan of Arc are fighting against the English In Orleans Catherine s life is saved by Joan of Arc after Catherine has been condemned to death for treason After enduring many dangerous adventures Catherine finds happiness She becomes the beloved wife of Arnaud de Montsalvy Lord of the Chataignerie in Auvergne and Captain in the service of King Charles VII Cast editMain characters edit Claudine Ancelot Catherine Legoix Catherine de Montsalvy Pierre Marie Escourrou Michel de Montsalvy Arnaud de Montsalvy Pascale Petit Black Sara Nicole Maurey Isabelle de Montsalvy Anne Lefebure Jacquette Legoix Henri Guybet Gaucher Legoix Christian Alers Mathieu Gautherin Philippe Clay Barnaby of the Cockleshell Jean Francois Poron Duke Philip of Burgundy Stephane Bouy Garin de Brazey Spanish monk Dora Doll Ermengarde de Chateauvillain Jacques Duby Brother Etienne Amidou Abou al Khayr Genevieve Casile Queen Yolande of Aragon Gerard Chambre Jean Poton de Xaintrailles Philippe Murgier Jacques Cœur Supporting characters edit Isabelle Guiard Joan of Arc Pierre Deny Jean de Dunois Benoit Brione Gilles de Rais Georges Montillier Bishop Cauchon Marthe Mercadier Mathilde Boucher Jacques Brucher Jacques de Roussay Daniel Tarrare Jean de Luxembourg Francois Brincourt Arthur III Duke of Brittany Stephane Fey Tristan l Hermite Michel Duplaix Raoul de Gaucourt Christian Rauth Fero Gypsy Lord Philippe Caroit Pierre de Breze Michel Peyleron Georges de la Tremoille Lena Grinda Catherine de la Tremoille Marie Daems Anne de Sille Sylvain Lemarie Abbot Bernard Rebecca Potok Gauberte Cairou Philippe Nahon Fortunat Herve Pauchon Gauthier de Chazay Hugues Profy Berenger de Roquemaurel Virginie Pradal Margot Anne Marie Scieller Marie de Comborn Bernard Ortega Rodrigo de Villandrando James Sparrow Sir Hugh Kennedy of Ardstinchar Patrice Alexsandre Robert Ier de Sarrebruck Commercy Jean Claude Aube King Rene d Anjou Julie Odekerken Sarraut Agnes Sorel Benedicte Sire Azalais the lacemaker Corinne Touzet Princess Zobeida Marc Samuel Josse Rallard Clement Michu Maitre Gaspard Cornelis Philippe Auriault Landry Pigasse Serge Marquard Simon Caboche Sylvie Folgoas Michelle de FranceProduction editThe television series was a co production involving Antenne 2 succeeded by France 2 and SFP within its producer of the series was Henri Spade After following the success of the Marianne series which aired on 21 November 1983 Spade supported the new project Catherine il suffit d un amour citation needed Conception and development edit In the press review in 1983 for Marianne une etoile pour Napoleon Benzoni writes Thanks go to Marion Sarraut director after my heart provided with a heart sensibility and talent a great artistic sense and an astonishingly safe flair to choose interpreters citation needed In the weekly television listings magazine Tele Star said I do not want a director other than Marion 2 Sarraut and Benzoni had a great admiration both for each other as well as Jean Chatenet wrote the screenplay Filming began in 1985 of Catherine il suffit d un amour after only two years of preparation under the direction by Sarraut The production had a total of 200 actors 1 500 costumes 45 technicians and 130 horses The horses were trained by Mario Luraschi horse trainer and stuntman both for French and international cinema citation needed Casting edit For the male leading role Sarraut said that Pierre Marie Escourrou did not correspond at first to the idea of the personality she had in mind however after his audition she knew that she had found the perfect Arnaud de Montsalvy 3 The yet unknown young actress Claudine Ancelot was the perfect Catherine de Montsalvy citation needed As a special bonus popular French actors and actresses were engaged to play cameo roles in Catherine The cast was joined by Genevieve Casile of the Comedie Francaise Jean Francois Poron Philippe Clay Pascale Petit and Dora Doll citation needed Filming edit The shooting of the television series lasted for 15 months The indoor scenes were shot at the Buttes Chaumont SFP studios in Paris and the outdoor scenes were filmed on location in Burgundy Chaumont Blois Auvergne Chateau de Sully sur Loire Villefranche de Conflent and Le prieure de Marcevol The oldest quarters of the city at Castelnou in the Pyrenees served as Montsalvy the home of Catherine and Arnaud Scenes set at the Alhambra in Granada were shot at the castle of the Kings of Majorca in Perpignan citation needed Music edit The music was composed by Robert Viger 4 who had already composed several soundtracks such as Les Amours romantiques 5 for a French television series In 1983 Viger had composed the television soundtrack for the successful Marianne Juliette Benzoni s Marianne une etoile pour Napoleon six books was the first of the novel series filmed for French television citation needed Critical reception editOn 19 March 1986 Catherine il suffit d un amour was proclaimed the largest soap opera ever created in France It was broadcast at 13 30 CET each afternoon during the week Several critics praised the lavish scale of the production comparing it to popular American television soaps such as Dynasty and Dallas citation needed The daily newspaper Le Monde wrote A soap opera Certainly But with panache It is clear that the actors really go for broke And it s contagious why not 1 citation needed In Poland the 1986 television series was shown on TVP1 from 2 April to 9 July 1989 It was known as the Polish title Katarzyna and it contained a total of 15 episodes which ran approximately 90 minutes each citation needed Home media editIn December 2007 the French book sales club France Loisirs released the entire series on DVD with the complete collection consisting of five boxes in ten discs The covers of the DVD boxes displayed images from the 1986 television series but there were no English subtitles special features nor extra elements included citation needed Eventually the DVD version of the television series originally consisting of 60 episodes and 26 minutes were reduced to 30 episodes of 52 minutes each citation needed See also editCultural depictions of Joan of Arc France in the Middle Ages Middle Ages in popular culture 1986 in French televisionReferences edit a b Woodrow Alain 18 March 1986 Il etait une fois Once upon a time Le Monde in French Paris Bovet Henri 15 March 1986 Catherine le XVe siecle en feuilleton fleuve sur Antenne 2 Catherine the 15th century in serial drama on Antenne 2 Tele Star in French Paris Merle Pierre November 1985 Catherine il suffit d un amour 24 heures pour A2 Catherine one love is enough 24 hours for A2 Tele Journal in French Paris Robert Viger composer of Catherine tv soundtrack Les amours romantiques Music by Robert VigerExternal links editWebsite dedicated to the television series Catherine il suffit d un amour en fr 1 Website dedicated to film location Catherine 2 Catherine at IMDbPortals nbsp France nbsp Middle Ages nbsp History nbsp Television nbsp 1980s Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine 1986 TV series amp oldid 1174117833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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