The Musketeers meet Monty Python in this unhinged French fever dream nobody asked for.
In 17th century France, cardinal Mazarin's death squad kills young Blanche's parents. She grows up to become a thief and steels a substance called Powder of the Devil and a coded letter that were sent to cardinal Mazarin. He is furious.
Acting
Jean Rochefort sneers magnificently as cartoon villain Mazarin.
Costume
Lavish 17th century garb that cost more than the script deserved.
Writing
Bonvoisin's dialogue thinks it's wittier than it is, bless its heart.
Director
Bernie Bonvoisin
Lou Doillon
Blanche de Peronne
Roschdy Zem
Bonange
Jean Rochefort
Mazarin
Carole Bouquet
Anne d'Autriche
José Garcia
Louis XIV
Gérard Depardieu
D'Artagnan
Antoine de Caunes
Le capitaine KKK
Antoine Basler
L'étranger
Pierre Laplace
Nez-de-Braise
Albert Dray
Doryphore
Daniel Benoin
M. de Péronne
Chick Ortega
Kildefer
Isabelle Obispo
Solange
Amel Djemel
Madame Chetane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Bernie Bonvoisin's directorial debut after decades as a punk rock vocalist—explains the anarchic energy and narrative disregard for convention.
The film bombed so hard in France it became a VHS-era curiosity, with Depardieu's bored performance now read as accidental camp commentary on his own legendary status.
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