The little death of the fine ladies
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| German title | The little death of the fine ladies |
| Original title | Ladies gallant |
| Country of production | France , Italy , Canada |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1990 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Jean-Charles Tacchella |
| script | Jean-Charles Tacchella Jacques Emmanuel |
| music | Raymond Alessandrini |
| camera | Dominique Le Rigoleur |
| cut | Marie-Aimée Debril |
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The Little Death of Fine Ladies is a French feature film by Jean-Charles Tacchella from 1990 based on the memoirs of the noble Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme . In it Brantôme described his experiences at the Paris court in the Renaissance period, but in particular his love affairs with the ladies of the court and their sexual habits.
content
The noble Brantome is tired of going into wars and battles for his king and therefore leaves his army. He is far more interested in the ladies of the court. He has a particular passion for the widow Victoire, who admires Brantome as a lover, but wants a husband with a greater fortune when she remarries. Another lover, Margot, the king's sister and wife of the Huguenot ruler Heinrich von Navarre , also loves Brantome, but regards his position as the ruler's chamberlain as too low to actually plan a life with him.
The relationship with Margot, which can hardly be concealed, finally leads to Brantome losing his position at court and being banished from Paris. After falling from a horse temporarily disabled him, he begins to write his memoirs about his beloved women. The beautiful memories give him strength and contribute to his recovery. Shortly before her death, he sees Victoire again, who has been poisoned by the relatives of her third husband - but takes revenge on them by bequeathing part of her inherited property to Brantome. He also meets Margot again, who was exiled by her royal husband and is being held captive in a fortress. The fall of the king finally enables Brantome to return to Paris.
criticism
Der Spiegel criticized that the film could not keep up with its literary model. The fame of the "detailed moral writer of his time" is only barely noticeable, as a cinema character "this power guy kindles remarkably little fire". The result would therefore - in spite of the expensive costumes - only "lacquered illustration art".
Publication on video cassette
The film was released in 1992 on video cassette by Concorde Filmverleih .
Web links
- The little death of fine ladies in the Internet Movie Database (English)