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The Libertine (2000)

The Libertine poster
Original title
Le Libertin
Directed by
Gabriel Aghion
Genre
comedy film, historical film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
0
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 18th century France, a philosopher pretends to write a dictionary to cover up his real project, an encyclopedia of pleasure. Things get complicated when a scandalous manuscript goes missing and a bishop arrives to investigate.

wittyplayfulanachronisticcheekybawdyupbeattheatricalsatirical

What happens

Le Libertin (The Libertine) is a French comedy film directed by Gabriel Aghion and released in 2000. It is an adaptation of a 1997 play by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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