Mauregard (miniseries)


Mauregard is a French miniseries by Claude de Givray with Richard Leduc, Claude Jade, Henri Guisol, Brigitte Auber and Michel Subor.
The family epic extends over 120 years from 1849 to 1969: Four generations in Mauregard Castle.
It all starts with the return of the presumed dead nobleman Hippolyte de Mettray to his wife Anne-Marie. Who is engaged to the Country Doctor Martin. But the repentant adventurer Hippolyte wins Anne-Marie back. At the same time he bought the castle of his ancestors, Mauregard, back.
Twenty years later, Hippolyte wants his son Maxence with Hélène, the rich daughter of the adjacent Marquis, marry. But Maxence, in love with the orphan Françoise, refuses the money marriage which is mainly obtained Mauregard. Françoise and Maxence are supported in their fight calculated by Hélène.
Another twenty years later - Hippolyte died without leaving a will - can Maxence and Françoise hardly get the lock.
Another generation later versa Maxences nephew Charles-Auguste from the First World War back. Two women - Agnès and Elise - scramble for him.
Clément, son of Charles-Auguste and Elise, fighting in World War II for the Resistance against the Germans.
In the last part Clément returns with the young Carol from Canada back to the castle Mauregard.

Background

Claude de Givray and Bernard Revon, the authors of the saga, also were François Truffaut's co-authors in Stolen Kisses and Bed and Board. The leading lady of both films, Claude Jade, played at that time for six months in the US in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz. In rotating free time she took the role of orphan Françoise at their familiar "film family". Her Topaz -husband Michel Subor also returned in the meantime returned to France and played the part Charles-Auguste. The film was shot in the Touraine.

Cast