Delusions of Grandeur (1971)

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Louis De Funes, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert

Starring: Louis De Funes, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert, Alberto De Mendoza, Eduardo Fajardo

Director: Gerard Oury

Director: Gerard Oury
Screenwriter: Gerard Oury, Daniele Thompson, Marcel Jullian
Producer: Alain Poiré
Composer: Michel Polnareff

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