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DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR (LA FOLIE DES GRANDEURS) is an unjustly forgotten comedy classic by French director Gérard Oury (THE MAD ADVENTURES OF RABBI JACOB). Intended as a parody of Victor Hugo's tragic drama RUY BLAS, the story takes place in 17th-century Spain as a corrupt, money-grubbing tax collector, Don Salluste (Louis de Funes), hatches a plan for revenge after being fired and driven into exile by the Queen (Karin Schubert). Eager for her public humiliation, Salluste recruits his inept manservant, Blaze (Yves Montand), to pose as an aristocratic casanova and seduce the Queen--only to have the couple fall unexpectedly in love in a deliriously farcical turnaround. Fueled by impeccable period-piece production design and the effortless slapstick of its dual leads, this timeless satire of eternally human foibles is absurdist comedy at its finest.
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| Also Known As: |
Delusions of Grandeur
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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Comedy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 45 min. |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
Gaumont International Productions
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| Production Co.: |
Gaumont, Mars Film Produzione, Coreal Produzione Cinematografica, Orion Films
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| Produced in: |
France |
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