The De Sisi Brothers, reactionaries to the core, are imprisoned through being mistaken for ordinary revolting subjects! But these foxes of the decadent aristocracy will not easily be cornered by the beagles of liberty! . Their wily cunning (and a shovel) may yet free them to foil the great cause of liberty, fraternity and equality in France.
Donald Sutherland, Gene Wilder, "Start the Revolution Without Me" (1970) Director: Bud Yorkin
LOL....glad to see that the losing side is getting some coverage here too Doug, this is the French Revolution version of Little Big Man no doubt.... or an Enlightenment version of All Quiet On The Western Front. Decapitation was obviously too good for these scoundrels, but their story deserves to be told as a warning to the youth of today. Great clip Doug :-)
ReplyDeleteVery funny. I love Gene Wilder. He was great to watch.
ReplyDeleteIndeed there are paralells to the two films, but this is more in the line of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" than the sardonic satire of the Dustin Hoffman film--unless you are descended from the French Aristocracy, then I guess it might play like "The Sorrow and the Pity" with pratfalls and more sex.
ReplyDeleteWilder is a great talent--his work as the nebbish accountant with larceny in his heart in "The Producers" was inspired, dito his (for me) magnificent Willie Wonka in one of the "smarter" kids films ever, "W.W. and the Chocolate Factory" (1970). Lest I forget those first two Mel Brooks films he did, "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein", which cemented his reputation as a great comic actor. He had a fine run there.
ReplyDeleteHe's really at his peak here and he and Donald Sutherland make a great team.