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Francis the First
Francis the First
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FRANCIS THE FIRST

François 1er

Directed by Christian-Jaque
France, 1937
Comedy

Synopsis

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to play the role of the cavalier in the opera “Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere”. A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance.

Synopsis

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to play the role of the cavalier in the opera “Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere”. A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance.