Le Mariage du siècle
1985 Crime Thriller   
 
  • Director: Philippe Galland
  • Script: Philippe Galland, Jean-Luc Voulfow, Anémone
  • Photo: Eduardo Serra, Gérard Sterin
  • Music: Jean Morlier
  • Cast: Thierry Lhermitte (Paul), Anémone (La princesse Charlotte), Michel Aumont (Le roi), Jean-Claude Brialy (Kaffenberg), Dominique Lavanant (Adrienne, l'attachée de presse), Martin Lamotte (Le duc Guillaume de Spatz-Hohenburg), Michèle Moretti (Alexandra), Gisèle Grimm (Mortimer), Jean Turlier (Le premier minister), Frédéric Cerdal (Jeff)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Marriage of the Century
 
 
 
Summary
Princess Charlotte, the heir to the throne of small European country, arrives in Paris to celebrate her engagement to Duke Duillaume of Spatz-Hohenburg.  The royal wedding plans are thrown into disarray when a playboy, Paul, accepts a bet to seduce the princess.  When photographs of Paul and Charlotte fumbling amorously in the former’s car end up on the front page of a celebrity magazine, disaster looms…

Review
The talents of Michel Aumont, Thierry Lhermitte and Anémone are pretty much wasted on this predictable misfired farce.  Admittedly, there are one or two quite good visual gags, and a spirited comic turn from Jean-Claude Brialy, but the grotesque silliness of the plot, ludicrous comicbook characterisation and uninspired direction greatly diminish its entertainment value.

© James Travers 2005


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