Leontine, a French dancer who likes "the good life", has come up with an ingenious solution to her financial problems--whenever she's broke, she marries a man with money. However, her latest husband, the Marquis Verrac, is wealthy but boring, and soon Leontine tires of life in his castle and yearns to get back to the fun and good times she had before she married.
If you are the kind of person who needs a 'likable' protagonist to enjoy a movie, you should probably skip Leontines Ehemänner. Leontine is, by any modern or vintage standard, a bit of a nightmare. She’s a dancer who marries rich men solely to clear her debts, then gets annoyed when they expect her to actually live wit...
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"If you are the kind of person who needs a 'likable' protagonist to enjoy a movie, you should probably skip Leontines Ehemänner. Leontine is, by any modern or vintage standard, a bit of a nightmare. She’s a dancer who marries rich men solely to clear her debts, then gets annoyed when they expect her to actually live with them. It’s a cynical premise, but honestly, it’s way more refreshing than the usual sentimental fluff from this era. It’s worth a watch if you enjoy high-society farces where eve..."
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