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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

Original title: Beaumarchais l'insolent
  • 19961996
  • 1h 56m
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6.7/10
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Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
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The life story of the titular Beaumarchais, playwright and adventurer, who gets himself into numerous different scrapes and romantic encounters in 18th Century France.The life story of the titular Beaumarchais, playwright and adventurer, who gets himself into numerous different scrapes and romantic encounters in 18th Century France.The life story of the titular Beaumarchais, playwright and adventurer, who gets himself into numerous different scrapes and romantic encounters in 18th Century France.
IMDb RATING
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1.4K
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    • Édouard Molinaro
    • Sacha Guitry(inspired: Librement inspiré de l'oeuvre inédite de)
    • Édouard Molinaro(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
    • Jean-Claude Brisville(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Fabrice Luchini
    • Manuel Blanc
    • Sandrine Kiberlain
    • Édouard Molinaro
    • Sacha Guitry(inspired: Librement inspiré de l'oeuvre inédite de)
    • Édouard Molinaro(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
    • Jean-Claude Brisville(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Fabrice Luchini
    • Manuel Blanc
    • Sandrine Kiberlain
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Sandrine Kiberlain and Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
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    Sandrine Kiberlain and Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
    Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
    Sandrine Kiberlain and Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
    Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
    Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
    Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
    Sandrine Kiberlain and Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)

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    Fabrice Luchini
    Fabrice Luchini
    • Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
    Manuel Blanc
    Manuel Blanc
    • Gudin
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    • Marie-Thérèse
    Michel Aumont
    Michel Aumont
    • Baron de Breteuil
    Jean-François Balmer
    Jean-François Balmer
    • Sartine
    Jean-Claude Brialy
    Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Abbot
    Patrick Bouchitey
    Patrick Bouchitey
    • Monsieur Lejay
    Evelyne Bouix
    • Madame Vigee Lebrun
    Isabelle Carré
    Isabelle Carré
    • Rosine
    José Garcia
    José Garcia
    • Figaro
    Alain Chabat
    Alain Chabat
    • Le courtisan à Versailles
    Pierre Gérard
    • Comte de Provence
    Judith Godrèche
    Judith Godrèche
    • Marie-Antoinette
    • (as Judith Godreche)
    Murray Head
    Murray Head
    • Lord Rochford
    Axelle Laffont
    • Mariette Lejay
    Martin Lamotte
    Martin Lamotte
    • Comte de la Blache
    Guy Marchand
    Guy Marchand
    • Court Member
    François Morel
    François Morel
    • Peasant in Court
      • Édouard Molinaro
      • Sacha Guitry(inspired: Librement inspiré de l'oeuvre inédite de)
      • Édouard Molinaro(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
      • Jean-Claude Brisville(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      French visa # 87552.
    • Quotes

      Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais: By "we", I mean France.

    • Connections
      Featured in Bouillon de culture: L'incroyable histoire de Beaumarchais (1996)

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    4/10
    Molinaro, the scatterbrained
    "Beaumarchais, l'insolent" is definitely a disappointment. First, by reading the title, you could have thought that the movie would embrace Beaumarchais' whole life: from his childhood until his death. Well, it's not the case. It only focuses on the most important part of Beaumarchais' life. The one that takes place between 1775 and 1785. During this era, Beaumarchais was an extraordinary character. Not only, was he a great French writer, but he used to have several other jobs. For example, he was a spy for the king, supporter of the Human Rights (he took part in the writing of the Declaration of Independence).

    Unlike to Ariane Mouchkine's movie called "Molière", here, the movie hasn't got the precision and the brilliance of the making and especially the Beaumarchais' lucid and visionary look on the society of the eighteenth century. Moreover, the screenplay only retains the most famous sequences and cues from Beaumarchais' full life.

    On another hand, Molinaro had a wrong idea by making nearly all great French actors appear in one movie. Indeed, you only see them for a few minutes (sometimes a few seconds!) and generally in decorative and minor roles that don't bring anything to the movie, notably Alain Chabat. Among these actors, some of them are more specialized in comic films. So, the transition from a comic movie to an historic movie fits badly for them.

    At last, the movie tries more or less to introduce a certain humor but this one doesn't articulate very well with the sequences. So, it turns out to be pointless and vain.

    At the end, this is a low-key biography where you could have wished more contribution and harshness.
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    • Apr 13, 2003

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      • October 17, 1997 (United States)
      • France
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      • Château de Plassac, Plassac, Charente-Maritime, France
    • Production companies
      • Téléma
      • StudioCanal
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
      • Dolby

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