Isabelle Ginori is coveted by two men: François de Baynes, arrogant leader of the Protestants, and Henri de Rogier, a Catholic gentleman who she loves. Queen Catherine de Medicis decides that the two opponents will fight in the tournament and that the winner will be entitled to Isabelle’s hand.

For a long while, Jean Renoir’s swashbuckling melodrama was considered lost. But thankfully, a new restoration of the 16th-century-set silent film brought it back to the world. With considerable period detail, stirring romance, and exciting jousts, this is Renoir as you least expect him.