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* AdaptationNameChange: Milady's birth name from the novel is Anne de Breuil, whereas here she's named Charlotte Backson, which is the alias she uses when she marries Lord de Winter in the novel.
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* BlackWidow: Milady married Lord de Winter to gain his title and access to his wealth. Multiple clues (including her [[BadBadActing very fake mourning]]) indicate that she poisoned him.

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* BlackWidow: Milady married Lord de Winter to gain his title and access to his wealth.wealth, then he suddenly died, despite he was said to be a healthy man. Multiple clues (including her [[BadBadActing very fake mourning]]) indicate that she poisoned him.
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* BlackWidow: Milady married Lord de Winter to gain his title and access to his wealth, then poisoned him.

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* BlackWidow: Milady married Lord de Winter to gain his title and access to his wealth, then wealth. Multiple clues (including her [[BadBadActing very fake mourning]]) indicate that she poisoned him.

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* TheCameo: Italian socialite Massimo Gargia [[note]]who was a RealityTV celebrity in France back in the early 2000s[[/note]] as an English nobleman.

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Italian socialite Massimo Gargia [[note]]who was a RealityTV celebrity in France back in the early 2000s[[/note]] as an English nobleman.nobleman.
** French actor Edouard Baer makes an appearance as the Viscount of Wardes.


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* TheGhost: King UsefulNotes/LouisXIII is mentioned a few times but never seen.
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* FemmeFatale: Milady, who else? A gorgeous but ruthless seducer, a BlackWidow, the Cardinal's agent... nothing is missing in there.
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The cast includes Arielle Dombasle as Milady, Creator/AsiaArgento as Sally La Chèvre, Martin Lamotte as Richelieu, Creator/JulieDepardieu as Constance Bonacieux, Florent Pagny as D'Artagnan, Christopher Buchholz as Lord Buckingham, Guillaume Depardieu as Athos, Éric Ruf (who [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 would later play Richelieu]]) as Aramis and Frédéric Longbois as Porthos.

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The cast includes Arielle Dombasle as Milady, Creator/AsiaArgento as Sally La Chèvre, Martin Lamotte as Richelieu, Creator/JulieDepardieu as Constance Bonacieux, Florent Pagny as D'Artagnan, Christopher Buchholz as Lord the Duke of Buckingham, Guillaume Depardieu as Athos, Éric Ruf (who [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 would later play Richelieu]]) as Aramis and Frédéric Longbois as Porthos.
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* TheCameo: Italian socialite Massimo Gargia [[note]]who was a RealityTV celebrity in France back in the early 2000s[[/note]] as an English nobleman.

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As the child of a Protestant couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics sent by her grandmother, who then put her into a convent. At age 18, Charlotte escaped from the convent by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitioned to become a priest. The two of them separated, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter she gained by marrying an English nobleman then becoming a widow in mysterious circumstances, started climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ended up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusted her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...

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As In early 17th century UsefulNotes/{{France}}, as the child of a Protestant couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics sent by her grandmother, grandmother Jeanne De Breuil, who then put her into a convent. At age 18, Charlotte escaped from the convent by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitioned to become a priest. The two of them separated, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter she gained by marrying an English nobleman then becoming a widow in mysterious circumstances, started climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} France using her seduction talents, so much so that she ended up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusted her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...


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* YouKilledMyFather: Little Charlotte vows to kill her grandmother Jeanne De Breuil after her parents were killed by men sent by her.
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* OriginsEpisode: The film tells an origin story for Milady de Winter, from her childhood up until she confronts the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan.

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* OriginsEpisode: The film tells starts with an origin story for Milady de Winter, from her childhood up until she confronts the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan.

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* LockedAwayInAMonastery: Charlotte was sent to a convent by her fanatically Catholic grandmother.

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* LockedAwayInAMonastery: Young Charlotte was sent to a convent by her fanatically Catholic grandmother.


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* StartOfDarkness: As an adult, Milady's first crime is the [[BlackWidow murder of her husband]].
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* VillainProtagonist: Milady, who's a ruthless BlackWidos and gets tasked to bring proof that King UsefulNotes/LouisXIII's consort Queen Anne is compromised with the Duke of Buckingham.

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* VillainProtagonist: Milady, who's a ruthless BlackWidos BlackWidow and gets tasked to bring proof that King UsefulNotes/LouisXIII's consort Queen Anne is compromised with the Duke of Buckingham.

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As the child of a Protestant couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics sent by her grandmother, who then put her into a convent. At age 18, Charlotte escaped from the convent by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitioned to become a priest. The two of them separated, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter she gained by marrying an Enlgish nobleman then becoming a widow in mysterious circumstances, started climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ended up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusted her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...

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As the child of a Protestant couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics sent by her grandmother, who then put her into a convent. At age 18, Charlotte escaped from the convent by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitioned to become a priest. The two of them separated, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter she gained by marrying an Enlgish English nobleman then becoming a widow in mysterious circumstances, started climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ended up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusted her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...



* BlackWidow: Milady married Lord de Winter to gain his title and access to his wealth, then poisoned him.



* VillainProtagonist: Milady, who's tasked to bring proof that King UsefulNotes/LouisXIII's consort Queen Anne is compromised with the Duke of Buckingham.

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* VillainProtagonist: Milady, who's a ruthless BlackWidos and gets tasked to bring proof that King UsefulNotes/LouisXIII's consort Queen Anne is compromised with the Duke of Buckingham.
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As the child of a Protestant couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics sent by her grandmother, who then put her into a convent. At age 18, Charlotte escaped from the convent by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitioned to become a priest. The two of them separated, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter, startde climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ended up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusted her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...

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As the child of a Protestant couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics sent by her grandmother, who then put her into a convent. At age 18, Charlotte escaped from the convent by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitioned to become a priest. The two of them separated, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter, startde Winter she gained by marrying an Enlgish nobleman then becoming a widow in mysterious circumstances, started climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ended up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusted her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...

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* IllKillYou: Upon being sent to the convent, little Charlotte says "One day Madame, I will kill you!" to her grandmother.
* LockedAwayInAMonastery: Charlotte was sent to a convent by her fanatically Catholic grandmother.



* TakingTheVeil: Charlotte was sent to a convent by her fanatically Catholic grandmother.
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* TakingTheVeil: Charlotte was sent to a monastery

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* TakingTheVeil: Charlotte was sent to a monastery convent by her fanatically Catholic grandmother.

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As the child of a Protestant couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics. Her grandmother sent her to a convent, and she escaped from it by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitions to become a priest. The two of them separate, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter, starts climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ends up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusts her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...

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As the child of a Protestant couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics. Her grandmother fanatics sent by her to grandmother, who then put her into a convent, and she convent. At age 18, Charlotte escaped from it the convent by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitions ambitioned to become a priest. The two of them separate, separated, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter, starts startde climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ends ended up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusts entrusted her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...



* TheFundamentalist: Milady's Protestant parents were killed by Catholic fanatics.

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* TheFundamentalist: ChurchMilitant: Milady's Protestant parents were killed by when men came for them on the orders of her grandmother Jeanne De Breuil, a Catholic fanatics.fanatic.


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* TakingTheVeil: Charlotte was sent to a monastery
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* ChurchMilitant: Milady's Protestant parents were killed by Catholic fanatics.

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* ChurchMilitant: TheFundamentalist: Milady's Protestant parents were killed by Catholic fanatics.
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* ChuchMilitant: Milady's Protestant parents were killed by Catholic fanatics.

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* ChuchMilitant: ChurchMilitant: Milady's Protestant parents were killed by Catholic fanatics.

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As a child of a Protestant family, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics. Her grandmother sent her to a convent, and she escaped from it by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitions to become a priest. The two of them separate, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter, starts climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ends up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusts her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...

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As a the child of a Protestant family, couple, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics. Her grandmother sent her to a convent, and she escaped from it by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitions to become a priest. The two of them separate, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter, starts climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ends up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusts her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...


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* ChuchMilitant: Milady's Protestant parents were killed by Catholic fanatics.


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* TimeShiftedActor: A child actress played young Charlotte, and Arielle Dombasle played adult Charlotte/Milady.
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* OriginsEpisode: The film tells an origin story for Milady de Winter, from her childhood up until she confronted the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan.

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* OriginsEpisode: The film tells an origin story for Milady de Winter, from her childhood up until she confronted confronts the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan.

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As a child of a Protestant family, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics. Her grandmother sent her to a convent, and she escaped from it by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitions to become a priest.

The cast includes Arielle Dombasle as Milady, Creator/AsiaArgento as Sally La Chèvre, Martin Lamotte as the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, Creator/JulieDepardieu as Constance Bonacieux, Florent Pagny as D'Artagnan, Christopher Buchholz as Lord Buckingham, Guillaume Depardieu as Athos, Éric Ruf (who [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 would later play Richelieu]]) as Aramis and Frédéric Longbois as Porthos.

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As a child of a Protestant family, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics. Her grandmother sent her to a convent, and she escaped from it by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitions to become a priest. The two of them separate, and Charlotte, under the new name of Milady de Winter, starts climbing the social ladder of the kingdom of UsefulNotes/{{France}} using her seduction talents, so much so that she ends up being recruited by the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, who entrusts her with a mission. Milady soon finds out that a certain trio (then quatuor) of Musketeers of the King stands in her way...

The cast includes Arielle Dombasle as Milady, Creator/AsiaArgento as Sally La Chèvre, Martin Lamotte as the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, Richelieu, Creator/JulieDepardieu as Constance Bonacieux, Florent Pagny as D'Artagnan, Christopher Buchholz as Lord Buckingham, Guillaume Depardieu as Athos, Éric Ruf (who [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 would later play Richelieu]]) as Aramis and Frédéric Longbois as Porthos.Porthos.
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!!''Milady'' provides examples of:

* OriginsEpisode: The film tells an origin story for Milady de Winter, from her childhood up until she confronted the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan.
* PerspectiveFlip: ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', told from the perspective of Milady.
* VillainProtagonist: Milady, who's tasked to bring proof that King UsefulNotes/LouisXIII's consort Queen Anne is compromised with the Duke of Buckingham.
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''Milady'' is a 2004 French {{swashbuckler}} MadeForTVMovie directed by Josée Dayan (''Series/{{The Count of Monte Cristo|1998}}'') and written by Catherine Clément and Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. It is inspired by the character of Milady de Winter from ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' by Creator/AlexandreDumas.

As a child of a Protestant family, the young Charlotte Backson saw her parents being slaughtered by Catholic fanatics. Her grandmother sent her to a convent, and she escaped from it by seducing the young Count of La Fère, who ambitions to become a priest.

The cast includes Arielle Dombasle as Milady, Creator/AsiaArgento as Sally La Chèvre, Martin Lamotte as the UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu, Creator/JulieDepardieu as Constance Bonacieux, Florent Pagny as D'Artagnan, Christopher Buchholz as Lord Buckingham, Guillaume Depardieu as Athos, Éric Ruf (who [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 would later play Richelieu]]) as Aramis and Frédéric Longbois as Porthos.

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