The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin (2009)

Original title

Возвращение мушкетёров или Сокровища кардинала Мазарини

Directed by

Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich

Genre

musical film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

18+

Rating

3.0 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Dying musketeers come back from the dead to help their children protect the queen of France. It is a Russian musical comedy with fantasy elements based on the characters from Alexandre Dumas.

campywhimsicalnostalgiclightheartedmusicalchaoticquirkyadventurous

What happens

The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin (Russian: Возвращение мушкетёров, или Сокровища кардинала Мазарини, romanized: Vozvrashchenie mushketyorov, ili Sokrovishcha kardinala Mazarini) is a 2009 Russian musical comedy film with fantasy elements, directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich, featuring characters from The d'Artagnan Romances of Alexandre Dumas. The film begins with the deaths of Aramis and Porthos in a fight, the suicide of Athos, and the death of d'Artagnan during the Siege of Maastricht (1673). Anne of Austria, Dowager Queen of France, has just lost her honor's defenders, while facing a political crisis. In need to find replacements for her deceased agents, Anne recruits the sons and daughters of the dead musketeers for a mission. When the original agents (and one of their foes) receive a temporary resurrection, they join their kids in the service of the queen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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