He was a longtime prisoner, and his name is similar to “Marchioly”-the alias under which the Mask was buried. Matthiole was an Italian count who was abducted and jailed after he tried to double-cross Louis XIV during political negotiations in the late-1670s. Still, evidence indicates that only two prisoners were in custody during the same timeframe as the “Mask”: Ercole Matthiole and Eustache Dauger. Hundreds of different candidates have been proposed ranging from a member of the royal family to a disgraced French general and even the playwright Molière. The anonymous prisoner has since inspired countless stories and legends-writings by Voltaire and Alexandre Dumas helped popularized the myth that his mask was made of iron-yet most historians agree that he existed.
Even stranger, no one knew what he looked like-the prisoner was never seen without a black velvet mask covering his face. No one knew his identity or why he was in jail. I have heard that there is an audio recording of Fairbanks Sr to go with this movie that would be very enjoyable to watch.During the reign of King Louis XIV, an enigmatic man spent several decades confined to the Bastille and other French prisons. I especially like the four musketeers gazing down on the mourning court, and D'Artagnan enjoying it so much - it's like Tom Sawyer and his gang enjoying their own funeral: eternal boyhood. The last scene, which is quite famous, is also very moving. The relationship between D'Artagnan with the king is enjoyable, especially the little sword fight they have. didn't live long enough to grow very old. The ageing of the musketeers is done believably and it is rather poignant, considering that Fairbanks Sr. Mostly though, I think Fairbanks just wasn't as physically up to the role as he had been eight years earlier for "Three Musketeers." "The Taming of the Shrew" came out also in 1929, and that wasn't really very good, either. Richelieu, for instance, in "Three Musketeers," was downright scary he's more of a caricature here. The acting seems less intense, more open to a new effect, and frankly it just doesn't work that well. The sword fighting is better, but it seems all "out of focus." That might have been due to the knowledge that it would some sound, whereas "Three Musketeers" was a silent film. Compared to Fairbanks's "Three Musketeers," this is not so good.
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