Jacob Kramer a écrit :
"Bob Morein" wrote in message ...


I saw a French movie about "wit" in the court of Louis XIV. A minor noble
from the provinces comes to court to obtain funding to drain the swamps that
make his villagers ill. To obtain support, he has to become "witty", in the
savage way of the court. Do you know the name of this flick?


It was actually the court of Louis XVI, which is an important
distinction. Louis XIV was the Sun King, who epitomized absolute
monarchy, built the Palace of Versailles, and inspired imitators
across Europe. Louis XVI, well, he ended up with his head in a
basket. The movie is at least in part a commentary on the twilight of
a ruling class that valued its parlor games more than the needs of the
peasantry, so if that tells you anything about the flamebait you were
attempting to elicit from Ferstler and the public's understanding of
high-quality audio, maybe this excursus means something.

I'm not exactly agree with you, but just a few point. Please, allow me
to use your words because my english...
The people are evaluated in their skill in parlor games more than in
their skill in works.
You find the word "ridicule" in a famous Molière's play : "Les
précieuses ridicules", this one has been written under Louis XIV, the
subject is the same :
Who deserves glory and the fame?
- The one who has a lot of skill in parlor games, the one who is the
more "witty"
- The one who produces, who acts.

Bob just point here a particular aspect of the movie : the rule of the
parlor games. On this point I must be agree with him : RAO obeys the
same rules.

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Lionel J. M. Chapuis
Unemployed french Clown