Philibert (2011) - film review

Sylvain Fusée

Comedy / History

Summary

France, 1550. Philibert is a strapping young lad of twenty, the eldest son of an artichoke grower. He sets himself apart from the other young men of his village by his purity and idealism. On his deathbed, his father tells Philibert that he is in fact the son of the nobleman Fulgence Bérendourt de Saint-Avoise, who was cruelly assassinated by a Burgundian with a port-wine stain on his neck. Laden with idealistic notions and artichokes, Philibert leaves his home village and sets out for Burgundy, accompanied by his faithful servant Martin. Philibert’s courage, chastity and kindness will be sorely tested by the adventures that lie in store for him...

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Credits

Director: Sylvain Fusée
Script: Karine Angeli, Jean-François Halin
Photo: Régis Blondeau
Music: Jean-Louis Bianchina, Vincent Guérin
Cast: Jérémie Renier (Philibert), Alexandre Astier (Clotindre), Manu Payet (Martin), Élodie Navarre (Inès), Eric Savin (Le gratteur), Aurélie Montea (Pénélope), Ludovic Berthillot (Gliture, le chef d escadron), Vincent Haquin (Le grand turc chauve), Gaspard Proust (Le troubadour), Walter Shnorkell (Le comité), Guillaume Briat (Le garde chiourme), Patrick Dross (Membre escadron #1), Bretislav Farsky (Galérien #2), Brice Fournier (Maître des tortures), Jan Holicek (Membre escadron #2), Blandine Pélissier (La mère supérieure), Michel Robin, Christophe Salengro (Le prêtre), Pascal Stencel (Soldat tour), Flavien Tassart (Galérien #1), Lubomir Vraspir (Le vieil homme)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 103 min
Aka: Les Aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau

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