Is Francis the First sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Francis the First scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Francis the First end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Francis the First easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Francis the First violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Francis the First

Name: Francis the First
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1937
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Fernandel, Mona Goya, Alice Tissot, Aimé Simon-Girard, Alexandre Rignault

Directed by Christian-Jaque

Produced by Les Productions Calamy

1937100 min5.7 / 10

A whimsical fantasy-comedy where a humble stage manager dreams himself into Renaissance France, encountering absurd adventures and anachronistic humor in a playful, wish-fulfillment narrative.

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

Clusters

Goofy Comedy No Stakes Lighthearted Pirate Adventures Detective And Interrogation Movies Fate and Destiny Time Travel Movies

Genres

Comedy Fantasy

Keywords

Inquisition Hypnosis Time Travel Torture Seeing The Future King Of France Renaissance French History

Questions people ask

Is Francis the First sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Francis the First scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Francis the First end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Francis the First easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Francis the First violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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