Delusions of Grandeur

Delusions of Grandeur

1971 · 108 min · FR · PG · 7.5 (627 votes)
Dir. Gérard Oury · Starring Louis de Funès, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert, Alberto de Mendoza, Jaime de Mora y Aragón · Music Michel Polnareff
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Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.

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Step into a world of opulent Spanish royalty, where witty dialogue and farcical misunderstandings reign supreme. This historical comedy revels in grand schemes, mistaken identities, and the delightful chaos of courtly intrigue, all wrapped in a lavish period aesthetic, offering a lighthearted escape into a bygone era of delightful deception.

farcicalsatiricalopulentmischievouswittypropulsiveperiod comedyfarcical humorgrand historical settingcharacter-drivensocial satireclass distinctionsdeceptionambitionmistaken identity
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