The Boston Globe, November 26th, 1997
BEAUMARCHAIS THE SCOUNDREL Directed by: Edouard Molinaro Screenplay by: Molinaro, Jean-Claude Brisville (based on an unpublished work by Sacha Guitry) Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc, Sandrine Kiberlain, Michel Serrault, Jacques Weber, Michel Piccoli At: Kendall Square (in French with subtitles) Running time: 100 minutes Unrated You can tell that Edouard Molinaro and his collaborators fashioned "Beaumarchais" from an unfinished script, in this case one by Sacha Guitry. It consists of a string of set pieces, uneasily stitched together, from the eventful life of Pierre Caron de Beaumarch...
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