Orson Welles narrates a Revolutionary-era France story that begins with a doctor having helped a peasant family give birth to twins in their rural cottage, and then a carriage containing nobles has to make an emergency stop at same cottage because a woman in it also gave birth to twins. But the doctor doesn't know which twins are which, so to play it safe, the doctor mixes the twins so at least one of them would belong to the right parents. They grow up and of course look very different, and end up getting involved with French royal palace intrigues.
Actually filmed in France and with great settings and costumes, the film looks very good, and has some very amusing moments. But what brings the movie down is that with better structure instead of randomness, it could and should have been much funnier. A lost opportunity.
Actually filmed in France and with great settings and costumes, the film looks very good, and has some very amusing moments. But what brings the movie down is that with better structure instead of randomness, it could and should have been much funnier. A lost opportunity.