Line #27 Film/LeMagnifique


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3	''Le Magnifique'' (''The Magnificent'' also known as ''The Man from Acapulco'' in English-speaking countries) is a 1973 French comedy film directed by Philippe de Broca and written by de Broca, Creator/FrancisVeber and Jean-Paul Rappeneau. It stars Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo and Creator/JacquelineBisset.
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5	François Merlin is a writer of espionage novels. The adventures of his hero, Bob Saint-Clar, are directly inspired by the events of his life. He has a crush on one of his neighbours, Christine, an English student, so Bob Saint-Clar will have a love story with Tatiana, a character who has Christine's appearance. Will François Merlin be as successful to charm Christine?
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7	!!''Le Magnifique'' provides examples of:
8	* AffectionateParody: The adventures of Saint-Clar are a parody of TuxedoAndMartini spy fiction.
9	* AgentsDating: Bob Saint-Clar and Tatiana are both agents and they have a non-professional romantic relationship.
10	* BlackComedyRape: Tatiana is raped by Karpov, then she is relieved to see American soldiers coming to save her. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, when they see such a sexy woman, the soldiers gang rape her.]]
11	* BloodyHilarious: When Saint-Clar kills several mooks in Karpov's base, there is a very large quantity of blood flowing for comedic purpose.
12	* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: François Merlin devises the adventures of Bob Saint-Clar, where he has the title role, Christine is Agent Tatiana, his editor Charron is Colonel Karpov, and an electrician, two plumbers and a policeman are some of Karpov's mooks.
13	* CasualDangerDialog: In Bagdad, Bob Saint-Clar is fighting several mooks, while having a calm conversation on the phone with his boss.
14	* TheCavalry: The American soldiers who come to save Tatiana. {{Subverted\|Trope}}: [[spoiler:they also rape Tatiana.]]
15	* CruelAndUnusualDeath:
16	** An agent is trapped into a phone booth, then thrown into the ocean, then eaten by a shark.
17	** When Karpov catches Bob Saint-Clar, he plans to get him killed by the bites of rabid rats in his buttocks (or rats having cyanide on their teeth in another version devised by Merlin).
18	* CulturedBadass: {{Parodied\|Trope}}. At some point, Bob Saint-Clar, who is one of the best spies, starts playing the piano in a very unrealistic way.
19	* CyanidePill: Bob Saint-Clar has one hidden in one of his teeth. He looses it accidentally in the swimming pool of his hotel and several guests are killed.
20	* DeathTrap: Karpov has prepared one for Bob Saint-Clar: an acid will burn a rope, which will free rabid rats, which will bite Saint-Clar's buttocks (in another version devised by Merlin, the rats have cyanide on their teeth).
21	* DirtyCommunists: Colonel Karpov, Bob Saint-Clar's nemesis, is an Albanian agent.
22	* DuelToTheDeath: {{Subverted\|Trope}}. In their final confrontation, Bob Saint-Clar and Karpov are going to embark on a duel, but finally [[spoiler:they declare their mutual love]].
23	* EiffelTowerEffect: The pyramids of Teotihuacan are showed.
24	* ForeignExchangeStudent: Christine is an English student in sociology in Paris.
25	* FramingDevice: The adventures of Saint-Clar are told when their creator, François Merlin, writes them.
26	* HeKnowsTooMuch: The informant who wants to talk to Saint-Clar in the airport is killed by Karpov's men.
27	* HighPressureBlood: When Saint-Clar kills several mooks in Karpov's base, their blood goes out in explosive jets.
28	* ImprobableAimingSkills: Bob Saint-Clar can shoot a sniper hidden in a tree from a moving car while driving. He is also able to shoot several mooks hidden in another tree in one shot.
29	* MostWritersAreWriters: François Merlin writes novels.
30	* NestedStoryReveal: The film starts with a large chunk of the adventures of Bob Saint-Clar, then it is revealed that this is just the creation of François Merlin.
31	* PicturePerfectPresentation: Merlin is typewriting. The camera lingers on a photograph of Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Sun, and this is a transition to a scene of the adventures of Saint-Clar.
32	* PlotTriggeringDeath: An agent is killed by a shark, so his boss requests the assistance of Bob Saint-Clar.
33	* PoolScene: There is one at Bob Saint-Clar's hotel in Acapulco. Bob meets Tatiana at the pool.
34	* RightHandCat: Colonel Karpov has one.
35	* SacrificialLamb: The agent who is killed by a shark in the beginning.
36	* SharkPool: Not a shark pool, but a variation: an agent is trapped in a phone booth, which is thrown into the ocean. At the bottom of the ocean, a shark is waiting in a cage, not far from the phone booth. Then mooks in diving suits let the shark enter the phone booth and kill the agent.
37	* ShirtlessScene: Bob Saint-Clar is often seen shirtless. During the PoolScene, for example.
38	* StarvingArtist: Merlin is a writer and he does not have much money. He asks for an advance to his editor, who turns it down.
39	* StylisticSuck: The adventures of Saint-Clar are very cheesy.
40	* SupervillainLair: The underground base of Karpov.
41	* TemptingFate: The agent in the phone booth says he can feel when danger is coming, just before the booth is taken off by an helicopter.
42	* TuxedoAndMartini: Bob Saint-Clar's adventures are a parody of this style of espionage stories.
43	* VisitByDivorcedDad: {{Inverted\|Trope}}. Merlin's son visits him.

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