Scaramouche
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Movie Reviews of Scaramouche
Movie Review: "But Who Is Scaramouche? And Why Does He Hide His Face Behind a Mask?"
Summary: 5 Stars
Red-headed Eleanore Parker asks this question to a masked Stewart Granger onstage, when the latter unintentionally joins a tatty traveling troupe of commedia dell'arte actors. She kisses him; recognizes him; and slaps him in the face! Then the rest of the film focuses upon the quest of Andre Moreau (Granger) not only for revenge upon the Count Noel des Maines (Mel Ferrer)--the greatest swordsman in France--for killing his brother, but also in search for his true identity. During the process, Moreau, who plays Scaramouche in the play-within-the-movie, is such a success that the dubious fortunes of the traveling players improve immensely, and they are finally invited to play in Paris before the King and Queen. Meanwhile, Andre takes fencing lessons, and with hard work, he becomes the greatest swordsman in France. In fact, the last part of the movie (which I saw at least a dozen times as a kid) depicts what I think has to be one of the greatest swashbuckling fencing matches ever choreographed and filmed.
I was fortunate enough to be in Paris when "Scaramouche" was re-released in the theatre in the 1990s, and therefore, I saw it in all its restored glory on the big screen. But it is just as good on your DVD player. "Scaramouche," which also features Janet Leigh and Nina Foche as Marie Antoinette, is elegantly costumed and magnificent to view. It represents the best of the Good Old Big Studio movies!
Movie Review: Scaramouche DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent quality DVD from the great era of Hollywood movies when you didn't have to worry about filthy language every other sentence. Well-known actors/actresses, great costumes, humor and absolutely NO bad language. A movie you can enjoy with the entire family.
This is the premiere sword-fight movie for swashbuckling enthusiasts, with a number of duels and what is probably the longest sword duel in movie history.
"Scaramouche" is a classic tale of revenge set in latter 1700's France, just before the French Revolution. Stewart Granger portrays Andre Moreau, whose young friend is goaded into a sword fight and killed by one of France's premiere duelists. Moreau vows vengance. Having no skill with the sword, he must find training, while concealing his identity as the stage clown Scaramouche.
Stewarts's love interests include the glamorous Eleanor Parker (later to portray The Countess in "The Sound of Music" and a young and equally glamorous Janet Leigh (who later became famous for the shower death scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho"). Ms. Parker also adds humor as Moreau's jealous lover.
You will recognize many great actors/actresses in this movie, both young and old, including the great Lewis Stone, who played Scaramouche in the silent film and was also Mickey Rooney's father in the Andy Hardy movies of the 1930's.
Movie Review: The mask of a clown, the heart of a patriot!
Summary: 5 Stars
Andre Moreau (Stewart Granger) strikes a blow for vengeance and the French Revolution while traveling with a theater company, and hides his true identity at night behind the mask of stage clown Scaramouche. The beautiful Lenore (Eleanor Parker) is his love interest in the Theater Company and the lovely Aline de Gaurillac de Bourbon (Janet Leigh) is his love interest in the French nobility. Aline just so happens to be `engaged to Noel Marquis de Maynes (Mel Ferrer), one of the greatest swordsmen in all of France. The swordplay, the wordplay, and the horseplay are all directed beautifully by "The Three Musketeers" (1948) director George Sidney. Granger excelled playing these swashbuckler roles and did a magnificent job here. The period costumes and the sets are especially well done and a film never looked better in Technicolor than this one! Scaramouche is hunted by the French government due to his popularity with the people, and his ability to out fence many of the royal court's aristocratic men. Several have died at his brilliant sword's point. "Scaramouche" is one of the best swashbuckler films of its kind and belongs in every classic adventure dvd library. Special features include: Interview with Mel Ferrer / feature; "En Garde: Great Screen Swordfights" and the films theatrical trailer. En Garde!Movie Review: Inspiring, funny, exciting; Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars
Scaramouche is the tale of an illegitimate son of a noble with a sense of perspective, a sense of humor, and a sense of duty to his friends. When his friend is killed by a murderous noble, he vows revenge. To hide, he becomes a clown in a troupe of travelling performers. Along the way, he falls for his own sister, and for one of his fellow performers. He finds the swordmaster who taught his nemesis to fence, and masters l'arme blanche in order face his enemy again.
If you don't want to learn to fence, don't watch this movie. You'll start having errant thoughts about picking up a new hobby...
Through out the film, our hero faces every challenge and every setback with a smile. He sees the ridiculous in his own life and the world around him. And uses humor to carry him when all odds are against him. There are worse role models.
I enjoyed Scaramouche a lot, and there is enough depth in this movie to justify watching it twice. If you haven't seen it for the first time, you have a treat ahead of you.
E. M. Van Court
Movie Review: Even better than I remember
Summary: 5 Stars
It has been 30 years since I last saw Scaramouche and then it was in B&W. As a long time fan of Stewart Granger I felt I had to own this film and I am so glad I did. We al know it has the longest fencing scene in Hollywood history but the picture has more to it then that. The leads are perfect examples of perfect casting. Grainger is great as the gay (in the original sense of the word) Andre. Mel Ferrer looks every inch the aristocrat. Janet Leigh is exquisite as the young yet spirited Aline de Gavrillac but, the hidden gem is Eleanor Parker. When ever I think of this fine actress and incredibly lovely woman I always recall her in The Naked Jungle, The Detective Story or Three Secrets. She was so adept at portraying the good woman much put upon by hard or thoughtless men. However, as Lenore, we see her in a new light. In a role usually reserved for Rita Hayworth she is a "bad girl", and oh so good at it! Her performance is worth the price of the DVD alone. It looks great in colour too!