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Binding: DVD
EAN: 3339161277004
Format: PAL
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 220590
Theatrical Release Date: March 23, 1975
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY
1975. Written (with Jean Aurenche) and directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Four French Academy awards in 1976. Superb production design for a picture of the Régence of Philippe d'Orléans. Noiret and Rochefort are sublime. One may perhaps regret the overmuch revolutionary mood of certain scenes or dialogs but 1975 was not so far away from 1968 so don't be too harsh with Bertrand Tavernier.
Rating: - Victims of history
Bertrand Tavernier's second film as director, the lavish but almost completely forgotten Que la Fete Commence... aka Let Joy Reign Supreme, is much more unusual than the standard period piece, as you might expect from a film that begins with a priest threatening field mice with excommunication on the cliffs of Breton and constantly manages to marry the absurd with the humane against a vividly realized historical backdrop in a remarkable feat of cinematic juggling. Set during the controversial regency ... Read More
Rating:  - About the virtue of being a libertine....
Thanks to IMDb, I finally found and bought this masterpiece by Bertrand Tavernier(presently only available at amazon.com, involving additional costums duties when entering Europe!). It is one of those movies that give you the impression of travelling through time, providing a glimpse at the age and "Regency" of Louis XV. To a large degree, it is certainly due to Philippe Noiret's splendid performance as the Regent, generally known as the epitome of a libertine, that one cannot stop wondering if the world ... Read More
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