With a barrage of pomp and circumstance and a pocketful of wit, this extravagant and delightful period piece follows the travails of an overly eager and naïvely optimistic young viscount, Ponceludon (Berling), who sets out for the court of Louis XVI to petition the king. He wants to build a series of canals and dikes to drain swamp land and restore health and … Become a Mr Skin Member and get the full review