1/1/2023 0 Comments Les trois mousquetaires 1961The only name still famous in France is Harry-Baur -with a hyphen-,but the stand -out is Samson Failsilber as Cardinal De Richelieu the female parts are not bad either,Blanche Montel 's Constance et mainly Edith Mera's Milady are convincing on the other hand ,Andrée Lafayette as the Queen plays as if she were on stage in the thirties and her performance is old-fashioned ditto for Maurice Escande as Buckingham.D'Artagnan and the three musketeers are not very exciting either. The film was the sixth most popular movie at the French box office in 1961.The precedent user must write about another version of the famous novel Diamant-Berger's ,made in 1933,IS a talkie !Who ,in France or elsewhere, would have been to see a silent movie? Like lots of versions ,this one features two parts " Les Ferrets De La Reine" and "Milady" ,and I guess the audience of the era had to pay twice to see the whole. Jacques Berthier as the Duke of Buckingham.Perrette Pradier as Constance Bonacieux. He is also capable of making us believe an outnumbered man could really win the day if only certain circumstances are given, because in Borderie's films the thugs are often so overly keen on decking the hero that they actually hinder each other to succeed. When d'Artagnan defends Mme Bonacieux against a couple of the cardinal's thugs, the director does not only use dramatic sound effects but furthermore lets Barray's punches look more explosive by taking out frames very precisely when he is about to hit. But Borderie also knew how to present a fist fight. In comparison to the likewise brilliant fencing the dancer Gene Kelly ( An American in Paris, Xanadu) had provided as “d'Artagnan” in an earlier adaptation, the fencing in this film looks less like dancing and more dangerous. Since Bernard Borderie had already made several Lemmy Caution films he was an expert for fighting scenes. Bernard Borderie and his crew demonstrated here already the qualities which later contributed substantially to the success of his series of five costume drama films about Anne Golon's heroine Angelique. The settings, costumes and props are very elaborate and give the impression of historical accuracy. The film's location shots were made in Bois de Boulogne, around and in the Château de Guermantes in Seine-et-Marne and in Semur-en-Auxois (department Côte-d'Or).
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