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Castle of Montmirail (20th century)
“The Count of Montmirail sleep’st at Montmirail.”
Godefroy de Montmirail (Jean Reno)
From a powerful fortress ready to resist invasions, the knight Godefroy de Montmirail finds a small hotel whose owner is Jacques-Henri Jacquart (Christian Clavier), descendant of his squire. An affront.
The “Hardy” does not understand how his little great great great great great great granddaughter could have let his inheritance become such a poor home. Godefroy promptly tried to buy the place back, without much success. Failing that, he tries to find the enchanter’s grimoires, allowing him to return to his time.
It is not the castle of Montmirail, located in the Sarthe, but the one of Ermenonville that we see in the film.
Among the fans of this offbeat comedy is a certain Tom Cruise. Revealed by Première in 2018, Jean-Marie Poiré confided that “Tom Cruise thought that in Hollywood, producers didn’t take enough risks, whereas we dared to mix comedy, history, action… and even fantasy.” The director had met the interpreter of Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible in 1993.
Domaine Château Ermenonville
The castle of Ermenonville, today a luxury hotel, has its origins in the Middle Ages, under the Capetian dynasty.
The very first castle of Ermenonville was built in 987 at the time of Hugues Capet. Louis XI and Henri IV stayed there several times. The latter came to see his favorite, Gabrielle d’Estrées.
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