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Que la Fête Commence... (1975)

Drama | 114 minutes
3,25 18 votes

Genre: Drama / History

Duration: 114 minuten

Alternative title: Let Joy Reign Supreme

Country: France

Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier

Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort and Christine Pascal

IMDb score: 7,0 (1.998)

Releasedate: 23 March 1975

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Que la Fête Commence... plot

France, 1719. Louis the 14th is dead for 4 years, Philippe d'Orleans is the regent. He is liberal and a libertine. His right-hand man, Dubois, an atheist priest, as libertine as Philippe, tries to take advantage of a small uprising led by the Breton nobleman Pontallec to become archbishop.

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Philip of Orléans

Father Dubois

The Marquis de Pontcallec

The Marchioness of Parabère

François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy

The Duke of Bourbon

Captain La Griolais

The Governess of Pontcallec

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It must have been quite a lively affair at the court of Philippe of Orleans, Louis XIV's successor in the eighteenth century, if we are to believe this film. Well-groomed gentlemen, beautiful ladies, magnificent costumes, beautiful houses, and always fine weather. Tavernier throws us straight into the deep end, with a lot of commotion and discussions, while we have no idea exactly what is going on. Only later does it become clearer: a rebellion of Breton nobles who want to secede from France with the help of Spain. That troublesome Brittany, always!

Do we care? No, of course not. That’s not why you watch this film. You do, however, to see the acting powerhouses of the time—Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, and Jan-Pierre Marielle—once again. They ham it up with gusto. And then there is also a battery of young girls, whose age no one cares about, and who would love nothing more than to make love to anyone and wonder if they are 'good' enough. Now that is feminism! The film begins with a child molester who pays for his vile practices with his life. So, that is also timeless.

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