"Inevitably Adeline begin to carry a torch for the dashing and gallant Fanfan, can only kick herself for setting the motion to his stubborn one-track mind, and things are not helping that her relentless suitor is a cock-eyed boor named Fier-à-Bras (Roquevert).
Soon Fanfan unwittingly rescues the king's daughter Henriette (Pelayo) from brigandry and is bestowed the moniker "Fanfan la Tulipe" by Marquise de Pompadour (Page), the king's paramour. Emboldened by his preordained kismet, Fanfan, together with his sidekick Tranche-Montagne (a rollicking Hussenot), breaks into Louis XV's castle trying to win the heart of Henriette, but ends up being sentenced to death.
Ergo, it is up tp Adeline to save her prince charming's slender neck, and one thing leads to other, hanky-panky, intrigue, snatching and valor are blended with swordplay, horse-chasing, pistol-shooting and by sheer quirks of luck and ingenuity, Fanfan, Tranche-Montagne and La Franchise go behind the enemy line and win the battle for France. A happy ending is ever so gratifying, incidentally, it also fulfills Adeline's amateurish prognostication."
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Soon Fanfan unwittingly rescues the king's daughter Henriette (Pelayo) from brigandry and is bestowed the moniker "Fanfan la Tulipe" by Marquise de Pompadour (Page), the king's paramour. Emboldened by his preordained kismet, Fanfan, together with his sidekick Tranche-Montagne (a rollicking Hussenot), breaks into Louis XV's castle trying to win the heart of Henriette, but ends up being sentenced to death.
Ergo, it is up tp Adeline to save her prince charming's slender neck, and one thing leads to other, hanky-panky, intrigue, snatching and valor are blended with swordplay, horse-chasing, pistol-shooting and by sheer quirks of luck and ingenuity, Fanfan, Tranche-Montagne and La Franchise go behind the enemy line and win the battle for France. A happy ending is ever so gratifying, incidentally, it also fulfills Adeline's amateurish prognostication."
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