THE BRIDES OF BOURBON ISLAND
TV SERIE
2007
SYNOPSIS
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Historical seventeenth-century romantic-epic-action-adventure where three women
survived a harrowing ocean voyage from France to forcibly marry French ex-patriots on
the island of Reunion (next to Madagascar).
THE BRIDES OF BOURBON ISLAND — Directed by Euzhan Palcy — © Remy Ravon / Exylene Films
THE BRIDES OF BOURBON ISLAND — Directed by Euzhan Palcy — © Gilles Zobda / JMJ International Pictures
THE BRIDES OF BOURBON ISLAND — Directed by Euzhan Palcy — © Remy Ravon / Exylene Films
THE BRIDES OF BOURBON ISLAND — Directed by Euzhan Palcy — © Remy Ravon / Exylene Films
EPISODE 1
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Young orphans and prostitutes’ convoy leaves Salpêtrière hospital to populate the
Bourbon Island (Now Reunion Island). Among them Alix and Louison. Beautiful and
fragile Alix runs away from a painful past. While Louison, a former prostitute, is willing
to do anything to obtain wealth and respectability. Upon her arrival, Alix is married to
Henry la Baume, an upright man, but whom she feels incapable to love. Alix becomes
friends with Marie, a young Malagasy married to Jules Gaudin, representative of the
colonists of Saint- Paul. Louison on her side, wins the trust of father Romand, who
escorted women’s convoy from France. The latter is scandalized to discover that the
Clerk of the East India Company, responsible for the management of the colony, is a half-
blood: the Knight Jean Penmach. Both men get engaged in a power struggle. Father
Romand finds a powerful ally, Michel Blancpain, a rich owner with hooligan’s methods.
But the beautiful Alix, a recent widow, will disturb the balance of power…
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EPISODE 2
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The rivalry between Jean Penmach and Michel Blancpain rages. Penmach only just
escapes an ambush set by Blancpain. Thought Penmach dead, Blancpain takes advantage
of the situation. He seizes two orphans who fleed the Malagasy revolt,taken in by Alix,
and demands her to marry rapidly. Cornered, Alix finds comfort in Jean Penmach’s arms,
who returned from the dead and decided to defeat Blancpain’s devilish plans. Alix and
Jean realise that they love each other. Meanwhile, Louison is plotting to put the hand on
the Blancpain’s fortune, the latter organizes with father Romand his marriage with Alix.
On the Bourbon Island in the grip of a heavy racial tension, the confrontation is near.
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CREDITS
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Directed by: Euzhan Palcy
Written by: Jacqueline Cauët & Euzhan Palcy
Adaptation by: Euzhan Palcy & Raphaëlle Desplechin
Dialogues by: Euzhan Palcy & Raphaëlle Desplechin
Cinematography by: Manuel Teran
Film Editing by: Élisabeth Couque-Sibra
Production Design & Costume design by: Valérie Grall
Produced by: François Bertheau-Guillet
Associate executive producer: Anne Claeys & Francis Cloiseau
Executive producer: Jim Damour
Original Music by: Jean-Marie Sénia
Genre: Historical, Drama
Running time: 90 min
No. of episodes: 2
Released in 2007
CAST
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Jean-Yves Berteloot — Michel Blancpain
Sara Martins — Marie Gaudin
Cécile Cassel — Louison
Marie Piot — Alix
William Nadylam — Jean Penmach
Yannick Soulier — Henry La Baume
Bruno Slagmulder — Jules Gaudin
André Penvern — Le père Romand
Anne-Élodie Georget — Pauline
Lydia Ewandé — Grand-mère Cal
