What is it about?
Responsible for teaching the shy prince the art of seduction, the love expert finds herself at the center of a scandal but also an unexpected romance.
A romantic costume comedy that will delight Bridgerton fans
It’s the surprise hit of the week on Netflix: the Danish historical drama topped the platform’s top viewership charts in France. This film, titled Ehrengard or the Art of Seduction, is an adaptation of the 1962 story of the same name by the famous author Karen Blixen.
This feature film owes a debt to Bill August, twice awarded the Palme d’Or, in 1988 for Pele the Conqueror and in 1992 for Les Meilleures Intentions.
Ehrengard or the Art of Seduction tells the story of the painter Wolfgang Cazot who falls under the spell of Ehrengard, daughter of the soldier Ehrengard. Proud of his seductive talent, Cazzotte flirts with all the ladies, even the Grand Duchess of Babenhausen. The latter hires her to help her son, Prince Lothar, find a wife to ensure his inheritance.
Cazzotte accepts, hoping that in return she can get close to Ehrengard and seduce him. Little by little, Cazotte befriends the duchess, with whom he shares all his secrets, and becomes the confidant of Prince Lothar, to whom he awakens sensuality, seduction and sexuality.
However, Lothar does not allow himself to be easily appeased by his suitors and wants to maintain his freedom, despite his mother’s pressure to maintain his grip on the throne. But Cazot has more than one trick up his sleeve and will accomplish his mission.
Unfortunately for him, Erengard, who is obsessed with him, is more difficult to approach. And to top it all off, he is forced to imagine an intervention to help the Grand Duchess of Babenhausen, who is trying to cover up the scandal.
Their plan backfired as the heir was conceived out of wedlock. Then the royal family had to take refuge in the Rosenbad Castle. Rivals to the royal family come dangerously close to their secret, and Cazot realizes he’s no expert in love when he tries to woo Erengard, whom he’s hired as Prince Lothar’s wife-in-waiting.
Ehrengard or the art of seduction can rely on its casting to captivate its audience, as we meet Mikkel Boe Folsgaard (Rain, October), Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen, Westworld), Alice Bier Zanden (Night Manager), Christopher Læssø (The Square) and Emil Aron Dorf (War of Erna).
Between conspiracies, alliances, romances and comedy, this costume film, which in many ways reminds us of the Bridgerton series, managed to charm the subscribers of the platform to pick up Netflix’s best viewing spots shortly after its launch. online.
But those who have dealt with Ehrengard or The Art of Seduction will also be able to find similarities with Les Liaisons Dangereuses and even Pride and Prejudice in the content of the characters’ relationship between claims, betrayals, Paris. and shenanigans.
The movie Ehrengard or the Art of Seduction is available on Netflix.
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