Heres what the musketeers really had planned for milady. Charlotte backson, is the female antagonist of alexander dumas peres le trois mousquetairesthe three musketeers 1844. Based on alexandre dumas classic novel comes a bigscreen action adventure update of the three musketeers, conceived and shot in stateoftheart 3d. Villainess, seductress, a secondary player in the three musketeers story. Charlotte backson, is the female antagonist of alexander dumas peres le trois mousquetaires the three musketeers 1844. The oldest of the group by some years, athos is described as noble and handsome but also taciturn and melancholy, drowning his secret sorrows in drink. He is melancholy and stoic yet becomes a sort of father figure to dartagnan. To be a woman condemned to a painful and disgraceful punishment is no impediment to beauty, but it is an obstacle to the recovery of power.
The series stars tom burke as athos, santiago cabrera as aramis, howard charles as porthos and luke pasqualino as dartagnan. Her opposition to dartagnan carries much of the second half of the novel. In the three musketeers, athos and the other two musketeers, porthos and aramis, are friends of the novels protagonist, dartagnan. Milady is said to be one of the most dangerous adversaries the musketeers ever faced. The three musketeers characters flashcards quizlet. The two lackeys conducted milady to the bank of the river. The episode that inspired the man behind the musketeers. But soon, she is dartagnans sworn enemy, and she has an unfortunate history with athos as well. It was directed by bernard borderie and based on the novel of the same name by alexandre dumas. Dartagnan, a young man from gascony, rode to paris on an ancient yellow horse to seek his fortune. She is a spy for cardinal richelieu and is one of the dominant antagonists of the story. Lana turner as milady and gene kelly as dartagnan in the three musketeers. The treatment of milady is problematic, to say the least. A resourceful, amoral and dangerous woman, she is also the.
Brought up in poverty, milady is a sensual and beautiful woman who ruthlessly uses her charms to achieve her aims. Milady, with rocheforts help, then turns to her personal agenda. Milady is considered by some to be dumass finest literary creation. Milady and the three musketeers tv movie 2004 imdb. She acts as a spy for cardinal richelieu and is one of the chief antagonists of the story.
With warm encore memories, insiderpeeks behind the curtain, and. The three musketeers 2011 film winter is in her soul, her heart turned into a piece of ice, all her feelings died. Beautiful and intelligent, but cruel, ruthless, and cunning, milady is the cardinal richelieus spy. Dartagnan duels rochefort and apparently kills him with a lunge through the chest though it is revealed in the sequel the return of the musketeers that he actually survived the wound. Her film credits include peter warlock, some little joy, the boat. Milady is under the employ of cardinal richelieu charlton heston, working as his spy, assassin, and messenger. A capable and beautiful spy, milady is an unusual example of a strong, independent woman with a tragic and checkered past, fil.
Actresses who have played milady on screen include. Of the three musketeers after whom the novel is named, suffice it to say that they are entirely fictional creations with real names attached, and if they are ever historically accurate it is only by accident. Set in france 1625, milady is a spy and an assassin of the first order. Oct 07, 2017 honestly, i dont even know how i found the time to make this, ive been so busy, but here you go. This section concludes the first half of the three musketeers.
Anne is the main antagonist turned anti heroine of the television series, the musketeers. Rochefort is a more conventional agent of the cardinal. Dartagnan detained her by her night dress of fine india linen, to implore her pardon. A resourceful, amoral and dangerous woman, she is also the secret wife of athos, who has believed for five years that she was dead at his orders. Les trois mousquetaires the three musketeers is a 1961 french swashbuckler film duology. She is arthos love interest and helps the musketeers during a mission in venice, but betrays them to cardinal richelieu, for whom she is truly working.
Following their duel on the road to paris, dartagnan swears to have his revenge. The musketeers is a bbc television historical action drama that is based on the characters of alexandre dumass novel the three musketeers. A capable and beautiful spy, milady is an unusual example of a strong, independent woman with a tragic and checkered past, filled with the seduction and willful destruction. Dartagnan impersonates a rival to spend a night with her, attracting her deadly hatred. Rachel brosnahan accepts the imdb starmeter award at the 2020 sundance film festival. A capable and beautiful spy, milady is an unusual example of a strong. Amongst his fellow musketeers, he is often regarded as a leader, and a close associate of captain treville. This photograph originates from a press photo archive.
Most of the historical events such as charles execution are compressed for the sake of drama. Two lackeys dragged milady, whom each held by one arm. Like all persons of real genius, milady knew what suited her nature and her means. She is in the pay and employ of cardinal richlieu and one of the dominant antagonists of the story. She is the main spy of cardinal richelieu and a highly intelligent, capable and utterly ruthless. Brought up in poverty, ambitious milady found brief. She is a master assassin, having killed multiple people in the cardinals. With arielle dombasle, asia argento, martin lamotte, julie depardieu.
Athos is one of the 4 main characters in the musketeers. The role of race in the life and literature of alexandre. He returns with the mysterious stranger, a man in a red cloak, whom no one recognizes. However, his mind is often clouded by drink, giving way to memories of his terrible past.