Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
- Original title
- La Folie des grandeurs
- Directed by
- Gérard Oury
- Genre
- comedy film, historical film
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy, Spain
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 743 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 17th century Spain, a corrupt minister plots revenge against the Queen after he is banished from court. He schemes with his lovesick valet to compromise the Queen's honor and regain his power.
slapstickbroadly comedicfast-pacedfarcewhimsicalsillyplayfulanarchic
What happens
Delusions of Grandeur (French: La Folie des grandeurs) is a 1971 historical comedy film directed by Gérard Oury and starring Louis de Funès, Yves Montand and Alice Sapritch. It is a very liberal comedic adaptation of the play Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo. It was an international co-production between France, Italy, Spain and West Germany. Set in 17th century Spain, film recounts the misadventures of the ignoble Don Salluste, greedy and hypocritical Minister of Finance of the King of Spain, deposed and chased from court by the Queen. Drunk with revenge, and ready to do anything to regain his functions and his wealth, he manipulates his former valet Blaze, overcome with love for the sovereign, in order to compromise the latter. The idea of adapting Victor Hugo's romantic drama into a comedy film came to Gérard Oury in 1960, when he performed the play at the Comédie-Française. The great success of his films Le Corniaud in 1965 and La Grande Vadrouille in 1966 allowed his idea to see the light of day. Bourvil and Louis de Funès, headliners of the two films, were cast in the roles of Blaze and Don Salluste. After Bourvil's death from cancer in September 1970, and at the suggestion of Simone Signoret, Oury distributed the role of Blaze to Yves Montand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Los días de Cabirio (1971)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.