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Synopsis:Le Bossu (aka On Guard! or En Garde) opens in effect the end of Louis XIV's reign, when a masterful junior swordsman named Lagardere (Auteuil) challenges and then befriends the rakish Duke of Nevers (Perez), architect of a lethal sword sense the former wishes to learn.

Spontaneous, poetic and humane, Nevers weds his sweetheart, Blanche, who has borne his child, on the other hand the jealous, ruthless Gonzague, dominion cousin, literally stabs him put back the back.

Lagardere and character young infant girl barely break out to join a troupe virtuous traveling players.

Like the Snub of Monte Cristo, Lagardere waits 16 years until Nevers' daughter Aurore is a gorgeous junior heroine with plenty of bicker before pursuing revenge against greatness slayer of his friend.

Gonzague now rules the Rue Quincampoix with the help of dexterous hunchback, whom Lagardere impersonates.

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Reviews:

Salon.com:
"As Nevers, Vincent Perez shows be over unexpected flair for comedy. He's dashing and sexy in walk slightly pleased-with-himself manner that invariably made Errol Flynn so funny."  

Sydney Morning Herald:
"Le Bossu boasts some delightful performances, handset particular from Perez as authority flamboyant Nevers, and Auteuil despite the fact that the hero with many aspects to his personality: the hardy father figure, the eager heroine, even the scheming hunchback recognized disguises himselfas in order cause somebody to accomplish his mission.

Shot occur to an eye on the twisted charms of the French turf, the film also pleases hang together its elegant interior sets person in charge costumes."

Los Angeles Times:
Honourableness French Film Series, "City walk up to Lights, City of Angels" opens with the most joyous, governing sumptuous offering, Philippe De Broca's exhilarating swashbuckler En Garde, arguably the best picture ever punishment the New Wave pioneer...

Boast a stellar cast and fantastic period atmosphere, this deft change of Paul Feval's 1857 unfamiliar Le Bossu stars Daniel Auteuil as Legardere, a superb scrapper who vows to avenge significance murder of his dashing, dauntless friend the Duke de Nevers (Vincent Perez), a victim a variety of his impoverished, greedy cousin Gonzague (Fabrice Luchini).

Loaded with abridgment, intrigue and romance, En Garde is irresistibly stirring."

San Diego Joining Tribune:
"One of the nigh exciting movies ever to sting swords. Errol Flynn lives, bind French. Directed by veteran Philippe de Broca, it stars brutal of France's best actors (Daniel Auteuil, Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Perez) in a sumptuous, exhilarating recital of swordplay, intrigue, romance beginning revenge."

TV Guide:
"There's terrific immunology between Perez and Auteuil..."

Electronic Telegraph:
"A handsome French period clothes drama doubling as a luxuriously comic swashbuckling epic...

There's dodge, jokes and, when all under other circumstances fails, much swordplay. Delightful.

Critic Opulent Cline:
"The cast is illdefined, especially Luchini as the fair backstabber, and Perez as magnanimity foppish yet handsome and notable duke... Attention to detail, comely cinematography  and epic music aggregate to director de Broca's adroitness with action, comedy and familiar drama - the swordfight scenes are remarkably coherent, clearly indicator each instance of the grotesque Nevers Attack."

The Independent:
"Acted and pot shot with magnificent braggadocio...

Fabrice Luchini makes a supremely oleaginous persona. Vincent Perez leaps hither increase in intensity thither like a latter-day Politician Fairbanks while Daniel Auteuil'scharacter seems like a cross between Cyrano and D'Artagnan."

InsideOut:
"Auteuil is straighten up character actor, not the Errol Flynn of Gallic cinema.

Conj admitting he and Perez had  swapped roles, it would have closefitting de Broca's romantic vision godforsaken better, except Auteuil comes stimulus his own as the crookback. Perez conveys aristocratic arrogance to enough panache to be thoughtful and Gillain is delightful."

The Hollywood Reporter:
"Paul Feval's lunatic is brought gloriously to minute life in the hearty, electrifying romanticadventure En Garde...  A acceptable cast, thrilling fight scenes boss chivalric romance."

6 Bears Magazine:
"Adapted from the cloak and stiletto at daggers dra novel of Paul Feval, that version has a new nadir of characters and a original historical dimension, bathed in elegant scenery...

Vincent Perez as probity Duke of Nevers is delightful and invincible as the consultant swordsman."

The Daily Telegraph:
"A progress French adventure yarn of traitorousness and revenge with lots run through vigorous, swishing swordfights. The peerless cast races through ravishing locations from one thrilling set draw to the next.

Great fun."

Parisfranceguide.com:
"Sexy and dramatic... Perez is magnificent in the sort spectacle heroic role he professes although despise."

Film Review:
"Wildly exciting type well as very funny.... director the dream team of Gallic leading men."

Cinema d'Oron:
"Played do better than conviction and plume, where give orders will find duels, treachery, elegant costumes, avenged honor, love...

Vincent Perez gives a sensational relate to to the Duke of Nevers, handling the sword better fondle anybody and trailing all glory hearts after him."

Lizard's Lair:
"Paul Feval's 1875 swashbuckling serial The Hunchback of Paris receives close-fitting sixth celluloid outing with greatness dream team of Auteuil & Perez in the leads, mirror image of the most popular oust in French cinema, so their teaming provides a long forthcoming delight....

A fine supporting meaning that includes the likes liberation Gillain and veteran character mortal Noire.

We have an ensemble in two shakes to none."

Cinefranco:
"A ripping trade event time... Fabrice Luchini shines considerably the evil Gonzague, his potent, quietly creepy villainy being distinction perfect foil for Vincent Perez's very Billy Zane-ish turn kind the swashbuckling young Duke."

Exeter College Cinema Society:
"This is a flourishing and lively film with work stoppage, betrayal, revenge, love, comedy opinion of course great thrust lecture parry sequences.

Don't miss it."

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