A Roman wife's dream becomes a martyr's destiny — love vs. faith, and someone's gonna burn.
In a frightening dream, Pauline, daughter of Felix the Roman governor, foresees the death of Polyeucte and cannot agree to let her husband leave the Palace. In love, Polyeucte leaves however on the advice of his Christian friend Néarque who encourages him to neglect the tears of his wife and urges him to be baptized...
Acting
Georges Descrières commits to saintly suffering.
Production
1961 French TV budget doing Roman cosplay.
Director
Alain Boudet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Corneille's 1642 tragedy, this adaptation aired on French television when religious epics were prestige programming, not box office poison.
Director Alain Boudet mostly worked in television; this rare surviving print feels like finding someone's ancestor's VHS of a high school play.
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