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Jean de La Fontaine - Le Défi

2007 1h 40m Biography List
Reviews 14% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
The poet goes up against the financial advisor to the king after he has his friend Fouquet arrested. He stands by him despite being penniless writes the Fables as a protest against a despotic government.

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Audience Member Beau film , dans l'ensemble! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Considering that Jean de La Fontaine is one of the most illustrious French poets in history, this film is one horrendously big yawn. Give me Molière and his farce any day! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Imaginer un contexte romanesque comme source de l'inspiration d'un auteur, c'est une idee qui avait plutot bien fonctionne dans le "Moliere" avec Romain Duris. Malheureusement pour lui, le plus celebre fabuliste francais n'aura pas beneficie des memes egards. Pourtant, l'idee d'un affrontement entre un La Fontaine frondeur et un Colbert determine a ramener cette graine de revolutionnaire sous l'autorite royale, faute d'etre historiquement averee, etait plutot seduisante. En l'occurence, l'effort s'est arrete a cette belle idee car le film est mediocre, mal fagote, sans panache et sans profondeur. Et un duel a fleurets mouchetes entre le fade Philippe Torreton et l'horripilant Lorant Deutsch reste une assez bonne definition de l'ennui. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The poet goes up against the financial advisor to the king after he has his friend Fouquet arrested. He stands by him despite being penniless writes the Fables as a protest against a despotic government.
Director
Daniel Vigne
Screenwriter
Jacques Forgeas
Genre
Biography
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 40m