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A Royal Affair (1949)
Director: Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Alfred Adam, Sophie Desmarets, Annie Ducaux
Runtime100 min
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Mme Beaudrier, the wife of a Parliamentary Senator, hurls a pastry at visiting King Joan IV of Cerdagne, sparking off a series of farcical events involving all levels of the government and their mistresses.
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A Royal Affair (1949) is a French comedy film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon. While not one of the most critically acclaimed films of the era, the film's lighthearted storyline involving a government scandal has resonated with some audiences, as evidenced by its IMDb rating of 6.5/10.
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Fans of lighthearted French comedy and romance will enjoy this 1949 film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, featuring a playful performance by the iconic Maurice Chevalier as a king caught up in a farcical political scandal.
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A Royal Affair is a 2012 drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark-Norway, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee.
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