Le Triomphe de l'amour

Le Triomphe de l'amour

1979 · 123 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

First performed in 1732, Marivaux's play on the theme of cross-dressing, depicts the stratagems of the young princess Léonide in love with Agis, the legitimate heir to the throne of Sparta. To meet the prince, watched over by the philosopher Hermocrates and his sister, Léonide disguises herself as a man and seduces the whole household.

Directed by Édouard Logereau

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