Synopsis
A costume, slightly erotic, love fable with grotesque elements and a distinct black humor accent. Historicizing, Rococo decadence, visual stylization resonates with the wit, causticity, surprise and refined titillation of the theme. At the beginning of the story, the commentary says: "We know almost everything about the suffering of the working people before the French Revolution, but not much is known about the debauched life of the nobility. It is therefore high time to explore this less attractive topic in more detail." With wry humor, author and director Jaroslav Pozzi weaves together several stories describing the juicy sexual games of the rotten French nobility...
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
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Key crew
- Jaroslav PozziScreenplay
- Jaroslav PozziDirector
Cast
- František NěmecPan de Grammont
- Naďa KonvalinkováPaní de Seudery
- Lenka KužvartováSlečna Laura de Seudery
- Otakar BrousekCtihodný otec Antonín
- Miroslav TáborskýPan de Martinier
- Dagmar ĎáskováHraběnka Sylvie de Rohan
- Jan KrausRytíř Christian
- Eva KučerováDívka "dopis"
- Michal KozelkaChlapec od koní
- Soňa DvořákováNarrator (voice)
- Lucie ZedníčkováLady (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
eroticism18th century