The 1998 French Film Festival was officially opened in Melbourne on Thursday 26th. A selection of the best of recent French cinema was screened over 4 nights in both Melbourne and Sydney. After the Duke's assassination, Lagardere adopts Nevers' infant daughter and seeks to regain her her birthright. There was a strong sense that both actors and audiences were enjoying themselves immensely and not taking things too seriously. In typical French fashion.
Love wins out in the end.
Filmed in France with a multi-national cast and based on the classic novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. This too is a tale of love and loyalty, treachery and deception. Whilst both f1lms were enormously enjoyable, I spent the weekend trying to tie down the differences between the two. The production design and costume design is luscious. The performances are impressive, especially the Musketeers.