Product Details

• Actors: Louis de Funčs, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert, Alberto de Mendoza
• Directors: Gérard Oury
• Writers: Gérard Oury, Daničle Thompson, Marcel Jullian, Sandro Continenza
• Producers: Alain Poiré
• Format: Color, DVD, Import, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Synkronized USA
• DVD Release Date: March 21, 2006
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E991IO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #95,138 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Delusions of Grandeur" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR (LA FOLIE DES GRANDEURS) is an unjustly forgotten comedy classic by French director G rard Oury (THE MAD ADVENTURES OF RABBI JACOB). Intended as a parody of Victor Hugo's tragic drama RUY BLAS the story takes place in 17th-century Spain as a corrupt money-grubbing tax collector Don Salluste (Louis de Funes) hatches a plan for revenge after being fired and driven into exile by the Queen (Karin Schubert). Eager for her public humiliation Salluste recruits his inept manservant Blaze (Yves Montand) to pose as an aristocratic casanova and seduce the Queen--only to have the couple fall unexpectedly in love in a deliriously farcical turnaround. Fueled by impeccable period-piece production design and the effortless slapstick of its dual leads this timeless satire of eternally human foibles is absurdist comedy at its finest.System Requirements:Running Time: 103 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 873820000129 Manufacturer No: SKDDV474160

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny - but not as funny as Rabbi Jacob or the Gendarme Series, May 31, 2006

By	Ardeal "Emi" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

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The main reason I bought this DVD is Louis De Funes. He's always funny and refreshing. He's a type of '70s European Jim Carey who knows how to use his facial expression to achieve maximum success in his comedies. The plot is relatively simple - A finance minister in 16th-17th century Spain loses his position and tries to win it back by taking revenge on those who are responsible for this. His plan may work better than expected in some areas...
Video Quality is quite good and it is an anamorphic widescreen format. One of the few Louis de Funes DVD-s available in the US. Keep them coming...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok, not as great as Rabbi Jacob & Gendarme series!, May 19, 2007

By	The Artist (Long Island) - See all my reviews

Yves Montand should not have been in this movie
as I find him so maladroit - clumsy, and really
not funny. I am sure there were better French
actor choices as supporting roles.

I enjoyed the movie somewhat, I don't think it
was worse $19.95. There are better choices.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great, May 12, 2007

By	A. B. "A B" (Hamden, CT) - See all my reviews

Loved it! I've seen this movie many times when I was younger and it still makes me laugh. Does not get old. Great picture and sound quality too.