`Visitors': A French Roast From: The Washington Post | Date: July 20, 1996| Author: Rita Kempley | Copyright 1996 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

"The Visitors," a bawdy farce from the Parisian version of Monty Python's Flying Circus, lampoons a favorite Gallic target, France's own perennially provincial bourgeoisie. As seen through the eyes of the tale's two 12th-century time travelers, the 20th century's settled middle class is blander than British food.

Directed and co-written by noted farceur Jean-Marie Poire, the film focuses on the silly exploits of the brave knight Godefroy, Comte de Montmirail (marvelous Jean Reno)...

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