Desc: La reine Margot: Directed by Henri Desfontaines. With Léontine Massart, Pierre Magnier, Rolla Norman, Henri Desfontaines. In 1572, young queen Marguerite de Valois is driven by her mother Catherine de Médicis to marry Henri de Navarre, a Protestant leader, so as to appease the tensions between Catholics and Huguenots. But the marriage of convenience proves a double failure because not only are the newlyweds ill-matched sexually but a horrible killing spree (the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre) ensues as well...