The Lame Devil (film)

The Lame Devil UK The Devil Who Limped original title Le Diable boiteux , French for the devil with a limp is a 1948 French blackandwhite historical film written and directed by Sacha Guitry. A biography of the titular French diplomat Talleyrand 17541838, it stars Guitry in the lead role. Originally forbidden by the French censorship and turned into a play, the film went on to be released into six languages.

The movie is often noted for its opening sequence after showing the birthplace of Talleyrand as it became in thencontemporary 1948 Paris, it moves to a bookstore window showcasing his main biographies, including a copy of Guitrys own Le Diable boiteux that creates a mise en abyme.The film then sketches Talleyrand through a dozen episodes and anecdotes, both from his public life as a politician and his private side as a womanizer. Guitry explained that he peppered the dialogues with a very great number of quotes from most historical figures depicted. ........

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