Royal Palace! (Palais royal !) (translated)

Palais Royal! is a 2005 French comedy co-written and directed by Valérie Lemercier, who also takes the leading role. She plays an ordinary woman who, through an unexpected turn of events, finds herself drawn into the orbit of a European royal family and must confront the rigid protocol and absurd rituals of palace life. Catherine Deneuve appears alongside her in the ensemble. Playing the conventions of monarchy for satire, the film pokes fun at the contradictions between private lives and public royal duty. Released in France in 2005, it stands among Lemercier's notable works as a director and continues the tradition of French comedies that skewer social institutions with warmth and irreverence.