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BELOVED ROGUE, THE (1927)

BELOVED ROGUE, THE (1927)

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This is BARRYMORE at the peak of perfection!

John Barrymore sought to out-swashbuckle Douglas Fairbanks in his breathless depiction of France's rapscallion poet, thief, and vagabond: François Villon (1431-1463). He bounds over the snowy rooftops of Paris, scales a castle tower, and is hurled skyward by the royal catapult—but this is no mere stunt picture. Barrymore wields a simmering sexuality that endows the film with an element of eroticism that perfectly suits Villon, who loved, "France earnestly, Frenchwomen excessively, French wine exclusively." A lavish spectacle boasting the set designs of William Cameron Menzies (The Thief of Bagdad), The Beloved Rogue is Hollywood myth-making at its most ambitious...and entertaining. Following a series of star-making performances in Germany, Conrad Veidt (The Hands of Orlac) made his American film debut as the sinister King Louis XI.

Product Extras :
  • Commentary by film historian Anthony Slide
  • Filmed introduction by Orson Welles

2024-12-17

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