I need some recommendations for "Courtly" movies

[thewayne]

Specifically, movies that involve court intrigue and samples of people sucking up or otherwise currying favor. I just realized that this could also include political/business drama movies, the same sort of sucking up occurs in both politics and business, though I guess politics iz politics regardless of era. Right now I'm thinking about Ever After and Three/Four Musketeers, but I definitely need more. Any suggestions? This is for a game that I'm developing, if you're interested in this (broadly-speaking) genre, I might be able to pull you in to the development process.

Comments

[joecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Dangerous Liaisons

[cardigirl.livejournal.com]

Beat me to it. That was the movie that immediately leaped to mind for me.

[cteare.livejournal.com]

That's what came to my mind as well.

[greyweirdo.livejournal.com]

There is a French movie called Ridicule, and you might try Valmont with is a more complicated version of Dangerous Liasons.

I can't think of that much off the top of my head but I'll see what I can remeber later

[amenquohi.livejournal.com]

I vote for Rob Roy. Tim Roth is amazing as the bastard trying to rise through the ranks of the nobility in the court.

[magic-rat.livejournal.com]

It's actually a television miniseries, but you can't go wrong with Shogun (and it's probably out on dvd somewhere).

Technically it's not a "court" but Memoirs of a Geisha has that type of behind-the-scenes politics. You'd also get the pleasure of seeing Zhang Zhi Yi and Michelle Yeoh teaming up again.

I haven't seen it, but I'd think that "The Man In the Iron Mask" would fit.