this movie be mean to be a comedy and but would not even make you smile . it be vulgar and not funny at all . i be still wonder how star like vincent perez and michel serrault could make such a poor movie . the dialogue be not as witty a one might expect . one of the character end up stark naked in public and even that be not funny . one might want to compare this movie to other french historical comedy . if you want to see the difference and try to get hold of beaumarchais and linsolent or ridicule and these be truly good comedy with a number of french star . if you want to have an idea of how bad le libertin be and just check how many second hand dvd copy be sell on the internet and for what price . a couple of buck would buy you a brand new copy . at least you could use the dvd case for some other good movie .