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* ShoutOut: When Philibert is sent to the galleys, that part plays out very much like ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]''.

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* ShoutOut: When Philibert is [[SlaveGalley sent to the galleys, galleys]], that part plays out very much like ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]''.Ben-Hur]]''.
* SlaveGalley: Clotindre's favorite method of disposing of someone is to send them "to the galleys". One of his Black Squadron guards, Martin and Philibert end up there.
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* LandInTheSaddle: As per the genre's cliché, Philibert escapes from his first encounter with Clotindre by jumping through a window onto his horse's saddle. This time however, it seems like he weights nothing upon landing.


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* MurderByMistake: Philibert kills the father of Inès believing him to be the Count of Artois (he was his cousin, actually).
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* IgnoreTheFanservice: Philibert takes his VowOfCelibacy so seriously that, by the point the inn's servant comes at his room with a message for him and [[DressHitsFloor undresses]] hoping he'll jump on her, his attention is more focused on the letter, seeing her naked has no effect on him and he just closes the door on her.
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-->"Black is dignified, black is dark, black is fear-inducing!"
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* TortureCellar: Clotindre has a torture chamber in his castle's cellar.
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* BlackComedy: Philibert and Inès happily bond over the fact that members of each other's families died from TheBlackDeath and many other epidemics the exact same years. Except the sister of Inès, Philibert didn't have a sister who committed suicide by hanging, at least.


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* DeathByChildbirth: The mothers of both Philibert and Inès died when giving birth to them.


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* LoveAtFirstSight: Happens between Philibert and Inès as soon as they look at each other (helped by the instant romantic music).
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* RunningGag: Philibert being a reluctant ChickMagnet and doing his best to resist the temptation of having sex with them.

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* RunningGag: Philibert being a reluctant ChickMagnet and doing his best to resist the temptation of having sex with them.the women who throw themselves at him.
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* RunningGag: Philibert being a ChickMagnet and doing his best to resist the temptation of having sex with them.

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* RunningGag: Philibert being a reluctant ChickMagnet and doing his best to resist the temptation of having sex with them.
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* RunningGag: Philibert being a ChickMagnet and doing his best to resist the temptation of having sex with them.
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* ChickMagnet: Several women offer themselves to Philibert over the course of the film, but he stands by his virginity vow.

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* ChickMagnet: Several women offer themselves to Philibert over the course of the film, film (even ''two at the same time'' after he wakes up {{naked|people are funny}}), but he stands by his virginity vow.
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* DeconstructiveParody: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from the '30s to the '60s that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, [[KnightInShiningArmor idealism]] and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} in order to be made fun of.

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* DeconstructiveParody: Of Hollywood-made and French-made {{Swashbuckler}} films from the '30s to the '60s that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, [[KnightInShiningArmor idealism]] and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} in order to be made fun of.
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* EvilWearsBlack: Clotindre, the BigBad, wears black clothes.

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* KnightInShiningArmor: {{Exaggerated|Trope}} with Philibert, who is idealistic to a fault.

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* TheHero: The pure, noble-at-heart Philibert, to a deliberately {{exaggerated|Trope}} extent.
* KnightInShiningArmor: {{Exaggerated|Trope}} with Philibert, who is idealistic to a fault.fault and therefore quite naive.
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* AnachronismStew: Many of the costumes look more like they belong to the 17th and 18th centuries than they do to the 16th. Many shirts, hats, capes and pretty much all the swords in particular.

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* AnachronismStew: Many of the costumes look more like they belong to the 17th and 18th centuries than they do to the 16th. Many shirts, hats, capes and pretty much all of the swords in particular.
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* DeconstructiveParody: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from TheThirties to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, [[KnightInShiningArmor idealism]] and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} to be made fun of.

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* DeconstructiveParody: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from TheThirties the '30s to TheSixties the '60s that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, [[KnightInShiningArmor idealism]] and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} in order to be made fun of.
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''The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin'' (''Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau'') is a 2011 French historical comedy / {{swashbuckler}} parody film directed by Sylvain Fusée.

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''The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin'' (''Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau'') is a 2011 French historical comedy / {{swashbuckler}} parody {{parody}} film directed by Sylvain Fusée.

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* AnachronismStew: Many of the costumes look more like they belong to the 17th and 18th centuries than they do to the 16th. Many shirts, hats and capes especially.

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* AnachronismStew: Many of the costumes look more like they belong to the 17th and 18th centuries than they do to the 16th. Many shirts, hats and hats, capes especially.and pretty much all the swords in particular.



* DeconstructiveParody: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from TheThirties to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, [[KnightInShiningArmor idealism]] and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} to be made fun of.



* {{Parody}}: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from TheThirties to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, idealism and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} to that end.

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* {{Parody}}: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from TheThirties KnightInShiningArmor: {{Exaggerated|Trope}} with Philibert, who is idealistic to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, idealism and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} to that end.a fault.
* MasterSwordsman: Philibert is a very good fencer.
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* AnachronismStew: Many of the costumes look more like they belong to the 18th century than they do to the 16th. The shirts especially.

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* AnachronismStew: Many of the costumes look more like they belong to the 17th and 18th century centuries than they do to the 16th. The shirts Many shirts, hats and capes especially.
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''The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin'' (''Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau'') is a 2011 French historical comedy directed by Sylvain Fusée.

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''The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin'' (''Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau'') is a 2011 French historical comedy / {{swashbuckler}} parody film directed by Sylvain Fusée.
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* CaptainOvious: After the death of Philibert's adoptive father, the latter's biological son reveals to Philibert that... he's not his brother.

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* CaptainOvious: CaptainObvious: After the death of Philibert's adoptive father, the latter's biological son reveals to Philibert that... he's not his brother.

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In the mid-16th century, in Brittany, Philibert (Creator/JeremieRenier) is a naive but good-natured and idealistic young man who was raised by an artichoke farmer and has decided to remain a virgin as long as he hasn't married the woman of his life, which he hasn't found yet. Upon dying, the farmer reveals that Philibert isn't his biological son. Philibert was fathered by Fulgence, Count Bérendourt of Saint-Avoise, who was assassinated by Clotindre (Creator/AlexandreAstier), Count of Artois. Philibert sets out to avenge him, and wacky adventures ensue for the young virgin.

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In the mid-16th century, in Brittany, Philibert (Creator/JeremieRenier) is a naive but good-natured good-natured, pious and idealistic young man who was raised by an artichoke farmer and has decided to remain a virgin as long as he hasn't married the woman of his life, which he hasn't found yet. Upon dying, the farmer reveals that Philibert isn't his biological son. Philibert was fathered by Fulgence, Count Bérendourt of Saint-Avoise, who was assassinated by Clotindre (Creator/AlexandreAstier), Count of Artois. Philibert sets out to avenge him, and wacky adventures ensue for the young virgin.



* CampStraight: Philibert, dear lord... He has rather effeminate manners, [[FormFittingWardrobe his pants constantly highlight his perfect butt]], but he's straight throughout.

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* CampStraight: Philibert, dear lord... He has rather effeminate manners, [[FormFittingWardrobe his pants tights constantly highlight his perfect butt]], butt and his crotch]], but he's straight throughout.throughout.
* CaptainOvious: After the death of Philibert's adoptive father, the latter's biological son reveals to Philibert that... he's not his brother.



* FormFittingWardrobe: Philibert's pants espouse his butt's shape a little too well...

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* FormFittingWardrobe: Philibert's pants Philibert often wears tights, and they espouse his butt's shape a little too well...well... not to mention his crotch.


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* VowOfCelibacy: Philibert has vowed to avoid sexual encounters until he finds and marries the woman of his life.
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* {{Parody}}: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from The Thirties to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, idealism and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} to that end.

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* {{Parody}}: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from The Thirties TheThirties to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, idealism and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} to that end.

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* DeathbedConfession: When the man who raised Philibert is dying, he confesses not being his father.

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* DeathbedConfession: When the man who raised Philibert is dying, he confesses not being his father.father and tells him all about his true nobility origins.



* GivenNameReveal: Philibert's birth name is actually "Eudes". But he prefers "Philibert" anyway.



* PrettyBoy: Philibert's one really handsome young blond man, to the point he's a ChickMagnet.

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* PrettyBoy: Philibert's one really handsome young blond man, to the point he's a ChickMagnet.ChickMagnet (and reluctant about it).



* TitleSequence: Has the form of a book with the actors and other credits written on its turning pages.

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* TitleSequence: Has the form of a book with the actors actors' names and other credits written on its turning pages.

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* ChickMagnet: Several women offer themselves to Philibert over the course of the film, but he stands by his virginity vow.
* DeathbedConfession: When the man who raised Philibert is dying, he confesses not being his father.



* {{Parody}}: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from The Thirties to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray.

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* {{Parody}}: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from The Thirties to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, idealism and drama common to the genre are {{exaggerated|Trope}} to that end.
* PrettyBoy: Philibert's one really handsome young blond man, to the point he's a ChickMagnet.
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* AnachronismStew: Many of the costumes look more like they belong to the 18th century than they do to the 16th. The shirts especially.
* CampStraight: Philibert, dear lord... He has rather effeminate manners, [[FormFittingWardrobe his pants constantly highlight his perfect butt]], but he's straight throughout.
* FormFittingWardrobe: Philibert's pants espouse his butt's shape a little too well...


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* TitleSequence: Has the form of a book with the actors and other credits written on its turning pages.
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* TheFullNameAdventures: ''"The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin"''.
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[CoversAlwaysLie Don't trust that poster]], it's anything but your average {{Swashbuckler}}.]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[CoversAlwaysLie Don't trust that poster]], it's anything but your average old school {{Swashbuckler}}.]]
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''The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin'' (''Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau'') is a 2011 French historical comedy directed by Sylvain Fusée.

In the mid-16th century, in Brittany, Philibert (Creator/JeremieRenier) is a naive but good-natured and idealistic young man who was raised by an artichoke farmer and has decided to remain a virgin as long as he hasn't married the woman of his life, which he hasn't found yet. Upon dying, the farmer reveals that Philibert isn't his biological son. Philibert was fathered by Fulgence, Count Bérendourt of Saint-Avoise, who was assassinated by Clotindre (Creator/AlexandreAstier), Count of Artois. Philibert sets out to avenge him, and wacky adventures ensue for the young virgin.
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!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:

* {{Parody}}: Of {{Swashbuckler}} films from The Thirties to TheSixties that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray.
* ShoutOut: When Philibert is sent to the galleys, that part plays out very much like ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]''.
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