Réalisation:
Gérard OuryPhotographie:
Henri DecaëMusique:
Michel PolnareffActeurs·trices:
Louis de Funès, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert, Alberto de Mendoza, Don Jaime de Mora y Aragón, Eduardo Fajardo, Antonio Pica (plus)VOD (3)
Résumés(1)
Don Salluste, petit maître tyrannique, ministre du roi d'Espagne, est en disgrâce. Pour se venger, il entreprend de compromettre la Reine avec son valet Blaze qu'il fait passer pour son cousin. Mais le pauvre Blaze est bientôt encombré d'une gouvernante peu attirante, folle amoureuse de lui et très empressée. Une comédie endiablée, menée tambour battant par le trio De Funès, Montand et Sapritch (Gaumont)
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Critiques (3)
The plot didn't sit well with me, and I feel like I've seen too many movies in a short span of time, which leads me to see de Funès as a person who often acted too similarly in his roles. It's part of his personality, but here I found it too annoying at times. There are good parts, but I guess I also have a problem with the historical concept.
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The overwhelming majority of films relentlessly age, some faster, others slower, and I get the feeling that the comedies of the beloved Gérard Oury belong more to the former, and I usually give them three completely average stars when watching them again. While Delusions of Grandeur has also been affected by the ravages of time, I dare say that it is the only film that easily deserves four stars. It's not intellectual humor, but rather typical Louis de Funès-esque gags, faces, and furious gestures, straightforward jokes about the rich and powerful, and French folk humor. I would rather see Bourvil in the place of Yves Montand because Montand is more suited for dramatic roles, and this needed more clowning. Nevertheless, I genuinely laughed a few times and never felt any of the awkwardness that accompanies me when watching many comedies. Overall impression: 75%.
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My favorite Funés film. I just like these scumbag characters and I always wanted to be a Sallust-type schemer. Louis is at the height of his creative powers in Delusions of Grandeur and it shows. In Montand, moreover, he has found the perfect partner, and so you should prepare yourself for some very, very crazy humor that rushes by at the rate of one hundred and seventy jokes per hour. In addition, Delusions of Grandeur boasts a great production design and perfect, at times almost western music.
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