The Libertine
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A witty, visually sumptuous period comedy about intellectual ambition and sensual indulgence in 18th-century France, balancing Enlightenment ideals with aristocratic excess.
French philosopher Denis Diderot produces the first encyclopedia while indulging in 18th-century decadence.
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Vincent Perez
Denis Diderot
Fanny Ardant
Madame Therbouche
Josiane Balasko
Baronne d'Holbach
Michel Serrault
Le Cardinal
Arielle Dombasle
Madame de Jerfeuil
Christian Charmetant
Chevalier de Jerfeuil
Françoise Lépine
Madame Diderot
François Lalande
Baron d'Holbach
Bruno Todeschini
Marquis de Cambrol
Arnaud Lemaire
Marquis de Lutz
Audrey Tautou
Julie d'Holbach
Vahina Giocante
Angélique Diderot
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