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Overview
Les Fêtes galantes is a French war film first released in 1965,
directed by René Clair.
The film stars Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Avron, Marie Dubois, Geneviève Casile and Jean Richard.
It has also been released under the title: The Lace Wars.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
Having lost a battle against the Prince of Beaulieu, Marechal
d’Allenberg returns to his castle with his few remaining
followers. As famine takes its toll, one of d’Allenberg’s men,
Joli Coeur, sets off to look for food. The latter not only finds
some pork, but he also saves the honour of a beautiful girl who was
being attacked by some lustful brutes. On his return to the
castle, Joli Coeur is surprised to see both the man who gave him the
pork and the girl he rescued. The girl turns out to be
d’Allenberg’s daughter, Hélène. Knowing that Joli
Coeur would do everything for her, Hélène asks him to
leave for a secret and dangerous mission. He must go back behind
the enemy lines to look for Frédéric, the Prince of
Beaulieu’s son, and ask him to stop the war...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium) Film Review
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