Love and freedom
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Love and freedom |
| Original title | Le libertine |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gabriel Aghion |
| script | Gabriel Aghion, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt |
| production |
Gaspard de Chavagnac , Raphaël Cohen , Pascal Houzelot |
| music | Bruno Coulais |
| camera | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
| cut | Luc Barnier |
| occupation | |
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Liebeslust und Freiheit (Original title: Le Libertin ) is a French historical film with Vincent Perez and Fanny Ardant from 2000. The satirical play Der Freigeist (1997) by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt , who together with director Gabriel Aghion also created the Script wrote.
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In 18th century France , the enlightener Denis Diderot made a name for himself with his liberal writings and his frivolous lifestyle. As a philosopher and author, he wrote the first encyclopedia with like-minded people . However, his free-spirited views met with extreme displeasure from the court and the clergy , which is why Diderot was forced to go into hiding with Baron d'Holbach and illegally reproduce his books in a hidden printing house.
Both the baron and his wife lead a revealing and unconventional life, just as Diderot liked. Amorous adventures are the order of the day. When the equally attractive and emancipated painter Madame Therbouche arrives at the property , Diderot shows moral concerns for the first time because she wants to paint him naked. After she finally persuades him to do a nude painting despite his objections, they are caught by Diderot's jealous wife Antoinette. This threatens to leave him now.
In the meantime another guest has arrived - the brother of Baron d'Holbach, who is a cardinal who is passing through to Avignon and who is following the writers of the Encyclopédie . When he meets the naked Diderot in the park, who is running after his wife, the man of God is shocked. Although he can hear the noise of the printing presses, Baroness d'Holbach always knows how to distract him in order to keep the secret of the printing house, which is located in a small chapel.
Meanwhile, Diderot has difficulty writing his article on "morality". Freedom and frivolity, which he claims for himself, he wants to forbid his own daughter Angélique. Madame Therbouche immediately points out his double standards, which unsettles him all the more. In addition, she is the only woman around him who seems to resist his charm. It turns out that the cardinal set her as a spy on Diderot to find the secret printing house. Although she urgently needs the wages for her espionage services, she does not want to reveal anything to the cardinal. He finally finds the hidden print shop himself and leaves immediately while Madame Therbouche steals her hostess's jewelry. Diderot surprises her and confronts her. She confesses to him that she is not a painter at all, but a thief who only makes a few sketches of her models before she runs off with her prey. Before she leaves, however, she gives Diderot her latest stolen property.
On the way, Madame Therbouche meets the cardinal, who is on the way to the chapel with the police. She drives back in her carriage immediately to warn Diderot and his people. When the cardinal and the police arrive in front of the chapel, the building is empty. To provide further distraction, the baroness throws fireworks, whereupon Diderot makes Madame Therbouche an offer. He needs your help for another article in his encyclopédie - an article on "Sensuality". He gives her a kiss, which she returns lovingly.
background
Denis Diderot (1713–1784), one of the most important representatives of the French Enlightenment , wrote, together with other authors, the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers , the first comprehensive reference work on science, art and craft. He and the German painter Madame Therbouche alias Anna Dorothea Therbusch actually knew each other. As in the film, he let her portray him naked.
The shooting location was the Château de Villette in the Val-d'Oise department north of Paris , which can be seen in the film as the main location and residence of Baron d'Holbach.
Love and freedom hit French and Belgian cinemas on March 15, 2000. In Germany, the film was first shown on television on November 16, 2003.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films describes lust for love and freedom as "[e] red-charged moral painting of a social order that is about to dissolve, the story of which is told with esprit and satirical tips". Due to the good cast and "the sensitive direction, which also allows frivolous tones to flow in", an "entertaining comedy" emerged. According to Prisma , director Gabriel Aghion has created "with this erotic costume film a satirical painting of morals with a lot of humor". He is supported "by an excellent ensemble, above all Vincent Pérez, who walks naked through the picture for minutes". For TV Spielfilm the film was "[f] lotter costume fun with Fanny Ardant".
The result was “a comedy à la Saturday Night Live, ” said François Forestier from Le Nouvel Observateur . Lisa Nesselson from Variety spoke of "a sometimes witty and consistently lascivious romp". Josiane Balasko's “earthy charm” goes “perfectly” with her role. According to Empire's David Parkinson , the film is in the "tradition of the French farce". Compared with the esprit displayed by the main characters, however, the script lacks “regrettably enough bon mots”. However, there are “some hilarious situations” that are reminiscent of the carry-on… film series .
German version
The German dubbing was done by Bavaria Film Synchron in Geiselgasteig , Munich .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Denis Diderot | Vincent Perez | Hans-Georg Panczak |
| Madame Therbouche | Fanny Ardant | Viktoria Brams |
| Baroness d'Holbach | Josiane Balasko | Elisabeth Endriss |
| cardinal | Michel Serrault | Klaus Höhne |
| Marquise de Jerfeuil | Arielle Dombasle | Marietta Meade |
| Marquis de Jerfeuil | Christian charming | Peter Fricke |
| Madame Diderot | Francoise Lepine | Katharina Lopinski |
| Baron d'Holbach | François Lalande | Horst Sachtleben |
Soundtrack
- Bruno Coulais : Le Libertin . Columbia 2000, a CD with 15 recordings of the film music.
Web links
- Love Lust and freedom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Synopsis and review on frenchfilmguide.com
- Pictures of the film on cinema.de
- Film clips on toutlecine.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Delia Gaze: Dictionary of Women Artists . Volume 1, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997, p. 99.
- ↑ Love and freedom. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ cf. prisma.de
- ↑ cf. tvspielfilm.de
- ^ "On voit ce que le film est devenu: une comédie à la Saturday Night Live ." Le Nouvel Observateur quoted. according to allocine.fr
- ↑ “An occasionally witty and consistently lascivious romp […]. Balasko's earthy charm is an excellent fit here. " Lisa Nesselson: Review: 'The Libertine' . In: Variety , March 22, 2000.
- ↑ “Aghion's adaptation of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's play is a costume romp in the French farce tradition. [...] Considering the wit of the principal characters, the script is lamentably short of bon mots. However, there are a couple of belly-laugh set-pieces. [...] there are laughs aplenty as the action is delivered with a carry on-like gusto. " David Parkinson: Le Libertin on empireonline.com
- ↑ Love and freedom. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .