Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne

Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne is a 1999 French comedic film about the exploits of the intrepid red-haired Count Anatole Beauchesne de la Sourdiere, whose family has financed its life of privilege with savings stolen from the peasantry during revolutionary times. The count's monstrous wealth is a relic of a bygone era, and the film is a rollicking satire of the excesses of the French aristocracy. It's a hilarious look at the ridiculous conventions of a world that no longer exists, but that still exerts a malign influence over the present.