Lines of Wellington

The toll of the pivotal 1810 Peninsular War battle─where Portuguese troops paired with British soldiers commanded by the Duke of Wellington (John Malkovich) to stave off the advance of Napoleonic forces under Maréchal Masséna (Melvil Poupaud)─is couched in very human terms in this ensemble epic. Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Amalric, Jemima West, Michel Piccoli, Chiara Mastroianni also star. 151 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Portuguese and French; Subtitles: English. In Portuguese and French with English subtitles.