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Fairly entertaining period drama (won Cesar and BAFTA), though some of the French wit is lost in the subtitles. Drawn-out in the beginning and a bit moralistic towards the end, but if you liked Dangerous Liaisons, you'll probably like this too (though DL is superior). You might also want to check out 'Vatel', which is a great film in this genre.

This has all the main ingredients of a classic Almodovar romp: gender-bending characters, soap opera plot twists, mystery, humour and sex. The film does not yet have the multi-layered characters, emotional sensitivity or the polished aesthetic of Almodovar's later works like All About My Mother, Bad Education and (in my opinion the best Almodovar) Talk To Her. But it does have a young Antonio Banderas getting his kit off.