François 1er (1937)

overview : Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once 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. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

Release Date : Feb 17, 1937

Runtime : 1h 40m

Genre : Comedy  Fantasy  

Companies : Les Productions Calamy

Countries : France

Keywords : inquisition, hypnosis, time travel, torture, seeing the future, king of france, renaissance, french history