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The Lace Wars (1966)

The Lace Wars poster
Original title
Les Fêtes galantes
Directed by
René Clair
Genre
comedy film, romance film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
U
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 18th century France, a young soldier falls in love with a woman from a rival noble family. Their romance gets tangled up in the conflicts and intrigues of the court.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulromanticcomedicnostalgicgentle

What happens

The Lace Wars (French: Les fêtes galantes) is a 1965 French-Romanian historical comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Avron and Marie Dubois. It was the final film of Clair's over forty year career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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