Daniel Ceccaldi

Cristina sabe ir de compras, llevar la casa, trabajar de secretaria en una empresa, ir a comer a a casa de sus padres, apuntarse en una auto-escuela… Lo de todo el mundo. Lo que ocurre es que quizás lo hace todo con excesivo ahínco… demasiado a fondo. Se toma todo demasiado a pecho, como se suele decir. No consigue hacer las cosas de manera relajada como los demás. Los demás se adaptan al mundo y ella no. Ni siquiera se atreve a decir a sus padres que vive sola y se inventa una historia con el chico que le enseña a conducir. Por eso, cuando Patricia, la encargada de la agencia de colocació,n le habla con amabilidad, interesándose por su caso, parece como si recobrara confianza en la vida…

During a weekend on the small island of Roz Ven, Marine, an eight-year-old girl who had come with her parents, disappeared while the three of them were visiting a mysterious underground museum. The police are immediately put in charge of the investigation, but it stalls: despite numerous hypotheses, none of them seems to fit and the disappearance remains unexplained.

A mediados de los años 1970, Ghislain Lambert es un ciclista belga nacido el mismo día que Eddy Merckx, cuya ambición es convertirse en campeón. Se entrena fuertemente como aficionado y logra enrolarse en un equipo ciclista, pero como gregario y aguador del jefe de filas. Decidido en su sueño de victoria y gloria deportiva, Ghislain Lambert espera pacientemente su turno.

A young boy and his two grandmothers flee from headhunters and other villainous types in the Brazilian rain forest in this wacky family adventure. Benjamin, whose mom is dead and whose dad is off in the jungle searching for gold, is more cool-headed than his two grandmothers, both of whom hate one another. Upper class teacher bristles at the coarse behavior of working class Suzanne, who shoplifts and cheats at cards. Soon bad guys threaten them, and the chase begins.

Miguel Strogoff es un intrépido y arrojado oficial del ejército imperial ruso que ha perdido a su mujer y a su hijo, asesinados por las tropas tártaras del comandante Ogareff. Cuando el Zar le pide que rescate a su sobrino Boris, el joven oficial al principio duda en aceptar la peligrosa misión.

We follow how four ordinary little girls learn about life, love and all that sort of things.

Tristán, sobrino de la antigua reina celta y heredero del trono, deberá luchar contra los irlandeses por la libertad de su pueblo y el amor de Isolda. (FILMAFFINITY)

A famous couple is going on stage after ten years of separation and hate.

Alazar, a simple farmer who is also a beekeeper, meets the Three Wise Men Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, who have set off to celebrate the arrival on earth of the Messiah. Alazar's magic bees become magically transformed into the tail of the bright comet which leads the four of them to the manger. At first, the brave young farmer's son is on the point of leaving the Wise Men to their fate because he has been forced against his will by their magic powers to leave his pregnant wife Izirah behind. He only very reluctantly agrees to the Kings' request to accompany them. Although the Three Wise Men make it very clear to him how important the Messiah's arrival on earth is, the relationship between the four men remains very tense. Nevertheless, despite all disagreements, our travelling companions soon become firm friends -and after several exciting adventures they finally succeed in locating the manger. The Three Kings then allow Alazar to return home to his loving wife.

Un joven vicario llega a las islas Feroe para llevar a cabo una obra benéfia cuando conoce a Bárbara, quien se ha cansado ya con dos vicarios que descansan en sus respectivas tumbas. A pesar de las advertencias de la comunidad y sus propios escrúpulos religiosos, el nuevo vicario se rinde a los encantos de la aparentemente inocente chica.

A documentary about George Méliès.

Dan Gillis, un guionista americano que vive en París y que acaba de ser abandonado por su mujer, es contratado para escribir el guión de una película, que dirigirá un extraño y enigmático joven. (FILMAFFINITY)

In the summer holidays, a group of women stay behind in Paris whilst their husbands and children take a vacation on the sunny Island of Ré. The women – wives, frustrated spinsters and adolescents – profit from their new-found freedom to sort out their love lives and the men indulge their earthy passions with no less enthusiasm. Only the children seems capable of rising above this infantile summer madness...

An executive asks Carvalho to obtain photographs of his wife with her lover in order to obtain a divorce. To do so, Carvalho travels to Menorca.

Marc engaña felizmente a su esposa hasta que él descubre que ella hace lo mismo. Toman la decisión de vivir con sus respectivos amantes en el mismo apartamento.

¡En el lejano Oeste las cosas no marchan bien! ¡Los hermanos Dalton han escapado otra vez de la penitenciaría donde cumplían condena! Naturalmente, Lucky Luke es escogido de inmediato para seguir su rastro y echarles el lazo. Y para ello contará con la inestimable colaboración de su resignado caballo Jolly Jumper y de Rantanplán, el perro más estúpido del Oeste. Pero ésta no es una fuga cualquiera, la pista de los Dalton lleva directamente hacia el norte, hacia Canadá. Allí, los Dalton buscarán refugio en el regazo de su “cariñosa” madre: Mamá Dalton. ¿Serán capaces de renunciar a sus instintos criminales y comenzar una nueva vida? El cowboy solitario tiene serias dudas sobre esta repentina buena conducta y les vigilará de cerca.

Bernard accompanies his friend Roger on a circuit. They witness a serious accident. Roger rushes in and saves the pilot's life. In the explosion that followed, the three boys were injured and were soon taken to hospital.

A film producer on the verge of ruin decides to make an erotic film.

Un policia retirado trabaja como investigador privado. Un día, la anciana Madame Pigot lo contrata para que encuentre a su hija ciega. (FILMAFFINITY)

The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.

In a train compartment, 6 people who do not know each other tell the story of their troubles in love. Only one of those seems to be a positive one.

Charles and Lucie, an old and poor couple, inherits a luxurious house in the South of France.

In the "Valley School", as the holidays approach, students' lives will be turned upside down by the arrival of a new teacher.

The independently-minded daughter of lower-middle class French shopkeepers, Brigitte, one of three sisters, refused to marry the father of her child when she became pregnant. In this film, she reminisces about her family life beginning when she was about five years old, up to the present when she is in her early 20s. Of her two sisters, one has a nervous breakdown and the other one becomes something of a baby factory. Colorful anecdotes of her eventful life lend additional depth to her insights.

Beginning of the 20th century. The General Directorate of Gifts and Legacies is an administration that costs the taxpayer a lot of money and that everyone knows is of no use to anyone. The employees are mere civil servants, "roundabouts". They despise each other cordially, envy and petty ambitions flourish there, they dream of raises and decorations...

Julien est envoyé par son patron à l'île Maurice, où il fait la connaissance d'Henri, un chômeur professionnel. Un soir de beuverie, les deux hommes se soulagent au pied d'une statue sacrée. Offensés par ce sacrilège, les dieux les punissent en leur ôtant leur reflet et en les faisant léviter. Si cette situation leur paraît au début invivable, les deux hommes finissent cependant par tirer parti de ces désavantages pour régler leurs problèmes personnels.

Para vengar a su tío y conseguir heredar, los DALTON tienen que matar a un Chino, el director de una cárcel, un Indio, un médico, un buscador de oro, un jugador profesional, un conductor de locomotora y un enterrador... Pero LUCKY LUKE está al tanto...

August in Brittany at a seaside hotel. Some guests are new, some come every year and are friends. The men nearing middle age fish and plan infidelities; their wives have surprises of their own in store. Teens fall in and out of love. Kids not yet teens have their own parties and friendships. In 11 months, most but not all will be back.

Un hombre de negocios, Xavier Maréchal, acepta encubrir a un amigo suyo que le confiesa el asesinato de un artista, virtuoso de la corrupción y del chantaje. Al día siguiente, le toca al supuesto amigo morir asesinado. Maréchal se encontrará entonces en medio de una maquinación en la que políticos y gángsters estarán dispuestos a cualquier cosa con tal de recuperar un expediente comprometedor.

The eldest daughter of Germaine lives in concubinage with Hubert. She is determined to marry her youngest Corinne, upon her return from England. This one meets the beautiful Maestro, a friend of Hubert.

Cuando Francois, un periodista, recorre una gran tienda por un artículo, es elegido por el hijo del dueño del periódico, Rambal-Cochet, como su nuevo juguete. Al necesitar dinero y no querer renunciar a su trabajo, Francois acepta esta ridícula tarea. Poco a poco se hace amigo del niño mimado, lo induce a jugar a hacer un periódico, desvelando públicamente el estilo de vida tiránico del padre. El poderoso clímax emocional que experimentamos con el niño asombra a ambos hombres.

The love story like no other of an aristocrat with the daughter of the bellboy at Chez Maxim's restaurant.

A Victor Vauthier parece que la suerte le ha vuelto la espalda. El día que sale de prisión, después de tres meses de arresto, sólo se encuentra con desgracias: vende el apartamento de su ex amante y pierde el dinero en las carreras, trata de vender un yate, que se hunde con el comprador a bordo; intenta consolar a la mujer del presunto ahogado y el marido los encuentra en la cama. Marie-Charlotte, la asistenta social que debe ayudarle a integrarse en la sociedad es, casualmente, la hija del conservador de un museo que alberga un valiosísimo tríptico de El Greco. Víctor llega a la conclusión de que sólo poseyendo tan valiosa obra de arte podrá alcanzar la reinserción social.

Un maduro industrial de provincias francés recibe un inesperado obsequio: una call-girl pagada para seducirle, cortesía de una importante empresa americana.

After having been rescued from suicide, a young man is the object of a bet by his doctor that the doctor can help him recover his joy in life. Ironically, the doctor's life is not a very happy one either, and his boast has a hollow sound. For one thing, although he seemingly has a "happy divorce," in which he, his ex-wife and her new husband are all great pals, it's not true. He wants his wife back. All sorts of complications arise out of these lies and distortions.

Dos parejas, proclives a frecuentes discusiones, se separan: los chicos se instalan en el despacho de su agencia de publicidad. No tarda en unírseles un tercero, su principal cliente y amigo. Las chicas, por su parte, liberadas del yugo de sus maridos, desarrollan cada una su propia personalidad...

A former music hall singer, Amanda lives day by day while remaining optimistic. Short of money, she wants to publish her memoirs. But her ex-husband Philippe, minister-in-office, wants to dissuade her ...

When Charles Le Braque learns that his boss' 17 years old daughter is pregnant, he fears that his 16 years old nice Joel from France, who's spending her vacation with them in Canada, might fall into the same trap. So he and his wife decide to give her the lecture of plants and bees... but it turns out that she's already well informed, gives them a lecture about simultaneous orgasms. She inspires the sexually repressed couple to start experimenting with "modern" forms of sex.

William, together with his family, joins his childhood friend and his family in a crowded country house for a summer vacation. As a result, he has had to leave behind his mistress and all the other lovely women he enjoys trying to seduce. Stranded in the isolated rural cottage with his friend's family, he attempts to bed every female member of that clan. Unsuccessful and extremely frustrated, he is determined to have some fun on his vacation and abandons the whole group in pursuit of a trio of hippyish females who flirted with him earlier.

This French slapstick comedy stars the musician/comedian foursome Les Charlots, as valets to the Four Musketeers. One of the film's highlights is a mutual kicking session between Cardinal Richelieu, the King, and a monk. This comedy foursome was enormously popular in 1970s France, and they made a huge number of films during that period.

This French slapstick comedy stars the musician/comedian foursome Les Charlots, as valets to the Four Musketeers. One of the film's highlights is a mutual kicking session between Cardinal Richelieu, the King, and a monk. This comedy foursome was enormously popular in 1970s France, and they made a huge number of films during that period.

Annie, a 16 years old girl, loves Frédéric who is away doing his national service. During her holidays in the country, she meets Alexandre. He's older, owns a car and she experiences the "first time" with him. Back during a leave, Frédéric finds his sweetheart in the arms of this clumsy oaf and eventually hits it off with him.

The body of a young woman falls on the terrace of Martha, who intrigued, meets her neighbor. In contact with this strange man, she learns to have a different look about her own life and her marital problems.

Un oficial de la marina mercante le regala a su novia, una joven modelo, un telescopio. Ésta, junto con sus compañeras de piso, descubre con su nuevo juguete que los vecinos del edificio de enfrente son unos atracadores. Al principio no les hace mucha gracia la situación, pero finalmente deciden robar a los ladrones. (FILMAFFINITY)

Frederic está felizmente casado y espera su segundo hijo. Da paseos por París y cultiva su imagen de seductor tranquilo. Un día entra en su despacho Chloé, la antigua novia de un amigo suyo que destaca por sus costumbres nada timoratas. Chloé entra y sale continuamente de la oficina y de la vida de Frederic hasta incitar su curiosidad. Frederic encuentra un trabajo para ella y eso es una excusa para visitarla a menudo. Ella decide seducirle causándole a él un dilema moral...

A movie directed by Jean-Claude Dague.

Antoine y Christine son una pareja de recién casados. Mientras él se gana la vida vendiendo flores secas por las calles de París, su mujer imparte clases de violín. Pasa el tiempo y tienen un bebé, pero Antoine, que sigue siendo un hombre emocionalmente inestable e inmaduro, tiene una aventura extramatrimonial.

El violonchelista Gaspard vive tranquilamente en una gran casa de campo con su hijo y sus tres sobrinas. Un día, tiene un accidente con un Rolls-Royce conducido por Felicia, una joven bella, rica y temperamental. Ella, ofendida en su amor propio por la indiferencia que muestra Gaspard ante sus encantos, decide seducirlo, pero él no está dispuesto a que una mujer invada su apacible vida.

A woman learns that she is sole legatee of her forgotten rich uncle, but there is a small problem: she's got to be a widow to latch onto the dough or the fortune will go to a vague sect...

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking fun both at the vulgar, pretentious middle-class and the vain, snobbish aristocracy. The title is meant as an oxymoron: in Molière's France, a "gentleman" was by definition nobly born, and thus there could be no such thing as a bourgeois gentleman.

Continúa el ciclo de Antoine Doinel tras "Los cuatrocientos golpes" y "L'amour à vingt ans". El protagonista (Jean-Pierre Léaud), tras ser expulsado del ejército por insubordinación, visita a su antigua novia, Christine Darbon (Claude Jade). El padre de Christine encuentra un trabajo temporal para Antoine como vigilante nocturno de un hotel. Sin embargo, por culpa de un detective privado, pierde el empleo el primer día. Como compensación, el detective le ofrece un trabajo en su agencia. Al principio Antoine se encarga de asuntos menores hasta que le encomiendan la misión de averiguar por qué todas las empleadas de la zapatería del señor Georges Tabard (Michel Lonsdale) lo odian. En la zapatería, Antoine conocerá a Fabienne Tabard (Delphine Seyrig), la esposa del propietario.

Is doubt allowed in love? In this police investigation, feelings interfere with the investigation. While a murder has been committed, the benefit of the doubt as to the identity of the murderer is obviously allowed. Love, jealousy, passion and crime make up the essence of this thriller crime drama.

The rise and fall of a journalist, named Max Torp, who runs a youth magazine, a private club, a tour agency and a pirate radio.

In order to appoint his new right-hand man, a CEO decides to organize a weekend with all the candidates.

The unsuspecting Parisian postman Thibon accepts a transfer as army mailman in Indochina. In the hospital, after his mail van is blown up by a mine, he falls in love with his Indochinese nurse Vang.

Paul, conocido por la policía como "El Diamantes", es hoy día un respetado hombre de negocios. Sin embargo, sus actividades no son del todo legales... (FILMAFFINITY)

Una agente secreta se hace pasar por cantante de night-club para buscar la clave de un secreto robado, siendo perseguida por una cofradía de espías. Sus aliados (uno de los cuales está perdidamente enamorado), van liquidando al enemigo, mostrando (en el trámite) algunos bellos paisajes de Portugal.

Three little criminals get a tip for a great coup with lots of money in it. Unfortunately they lack the starting funds to buy the required welding torch. So they persuade their successful colleague Alphonse to join their team. But the well thought-out coup fails, and Alphonse is the only one of them who ends up in jail for several years. When he's released, he's out for revenge.

Arsène Baudu and Hyacinthe, a pair of small-time crooks, fall prey to Alexandre Larsan-Bellac, who involves them (against their will) in high-profile swindling, but their success is quite limited. For starters they are deceived by Mrs. Paterson, a charming widow. Later on, Ribeiro, a Portuguese contractor and former victim of the two crooks, traces them and forces them to work on one of his building sites for damages. Just then, Larsan-Bellac resurfaces with plans to lure Ribeiro once again. —Guy Bellinger

Brassac is a drunken veterinarian who can't resist bringing home stray animals and humans. Lilli Palmer plays his long-suffering wife Marie. When he brings home the prostitute Simone, Brassac is not sure he is acting out of concern or lust. He beats up the pimp who comes looking for Simone, and Brassac is happy when she later falls in love with his neighbor, and they make Brassac a "grandfather."

Louis Bourdin est employé à la RATP le jour, romancier la nuit, avec une forte prédilection pour le genre policier. Un jour, il rédige un polar situé dans l'univers de la RATP, boudé par les éditeurs. Le livre parvient alors aux yeux d'une bande de criminels...

Claude Sauvage, a tenacious young gynecologist takes a months long internship in a Paris hospital. Between her private life and medical career, she set her doubts and desires in a society where the square and the plight of women remain at that time a secondary issue. The film follows Claude and the staff through the case of some patients while the crucial debate on women's professional ambition, contraception and abortion rights.

Un famoso agente del servicio secreto norteamericano intenta rescatar a un científico prodigio alemán de 17 años que ha sido capturado por los rusos.

Pierre Lachenay, un famoso escritor, casado con Franca y con una hija de 10 años, abandona el hogar conyugal tras iniciar una relación con Nicole, una azafata de vuelo. Pero, a pesar de su decisión, tiene constantes dudas acerca de sus sentimientos... (FILMAFFINITY)

El agente Coplan (Ken Clark) de los servicios franceses de seguridad FX 18, es enviado a Mallorca para investigar a una banda de espías establecida en esta isla, que manda información a los países del Este.

El soldado francés Adrien Dufourquet está a punto de pasar una semana de permiso más ajetreada de lo esperable. Mientras se dirige a París para visitar a su novia, se produce el robo de una estatuilla de origen amazónico en el Museo del Hombre de la capital. Los ladrones se llevan, además, al profesor Chatillón, miembro de la expedición que halló el objeto, y a su novia. Cuando Adrien aterriza en París tiene que seguir el rastro de los secuestradores hasta Río, Brasilia y el corazón del Amazonas.

Tibère es un joven traficante, simpático y encantador. Con el fin de enviar un cargamento de oro a Bombay ha de seducir a una azafata, pero el amor hará acto de aparición...

Léonard Monestier owns a large fortune, alas his wife Cynthia made a bad investment in a worthless oil concession. Far from letting this get him down, Léonard decides to find a sucker to buy this concession from him. Right on cue appears Antoine Brévin, a befuddled billionaire who is very interested in Léonard's beautiful daughter Patricia and would do anything to win her hand...

A light French comedy of 5 segments.

Diversas historias de amor protagonizadas por personajes célebres de la Historia. Los episodios son "Lauzun", "Les comédiennes", "Agnès Bernauer" y "Jenny de Lacour".

Photographer Henri Barbier is lured by his old friend Barbara to fake the theft of her jewels. It turns out that he is suspected of murder and extortion, while Barbara and her lover are the culprits, which is eventually revealed.

Un hombre traumatizado por el asesinato de su esposa, se aboca a la búsqueda del asesino, que resulta ser un amante de su mujer. En su pesquisa, encuentra y mata al sujeto, siendo su crimen presenciado por un taxista. En su afán de quedar impune, el protagonista se pone tras la pista de este eventual testigo.

A young woman has been run over by the car of Carlos, a brilliant embassy attaché. Feeling sorry for her, Carlos drives her to his place and decides to take her in. The young lady accepts his offer but refuses to tell Carlos her name, wanting to be called Miss Pigalle, after the Paris district where she was born. It does not take long before Yvonne (Miss Pigalle's true name) and Carlos fall in love. Life is like a dream and, when Yvonne gets pregnant, their happiness is at their peak. Unfortunately, a revolution breaks out and Carlos returns to his country in secret. Feeling forsaken and at a loss, Yvonne, who is now penniless, has no other solution but prostitute herself.

Arsenio Lupin es un célebre ladrón francés de guante blanco, que se esconde con la identidad del Duque de Charmerace. El káiser Guillermo de Alemania, incentivado por una de sus aristócratas, decide secuestrarlo para ver si es capaz de descubrir un escondite secreto de su castillo en el que guarda una importante joya.

Olivia cumple su promesa de casarse con un transportista, a pesar de que un accidente le causa impotencia sexual. Ambos abren un restaurante de carretera, y claro, muchos viajeros tiran los tejos a la bella Olivia.

Con la ayuda de cuatro protectores, uan joven parisina se convierte en una famosa cantante de cabaret. Ella se casa con un príncipe ruso, pero luego tiene otros amores hasta que un pintor suicida le da una hija.

Durante la ocupación de España por las tropas napoleónicas, el joven Juan de Aranda (Jean Claude Pascal) se distingue tanto por su valor como por sus conquistas femeninas. Ignorando su verdadera ascendencia francesa, decidirá luchar primero al lado de los guerrilleros de la independencia, para acabar luego a las órdenes del general Gaston de Sallanches (Jacques Dacqmine). En su aventurera vida, varias mujeres le sacarán de situaciones críticas, pero será a la joven Pilar (Brigitte Bardot), que le librará de su cautiverio en la isla de Cabrera, a quién él entregará su corazón.

Celestin works as an organist at a girl's school. By day, Celestin is the meek and mild target of the girls' incessant practical jokes. By night, however, he is the celebrated composer of popular operas -- and the romantic vis-à-vis of a celebrated stage star. When schoolgirl Denise stumbles onto Celestin's secret, she threatens to tell all -- but only if Celestin refuses to escort her to the opening night of his latest opera. As a result, Denise falls in love with a handsome young soldier, while Celestin is accidentally shipped off to an army camp. A series of silly coincidences brings happiness to all concerned by fade-out time.

Didier's wife is ill, and he does the best he can to take care of her. But he's often absent and he has casual love affairs. But Leone he meets in Bruxelles wants to become his one and only mistress.

Francois is engaged to Isabelle. While going to buy the engagement ring, he meets Sophie, who puts the ring on her finger and does not manage to remove it. Francois follows in the footsteps of Sophie, who is married to an important merchant, in order to recover his property.

During the Second World War, midshipman Dourdan, nicknamed 'Saucisse', distinguished himself by his clumsiness and his blunders. Charged with Lieutenant Goldfinch to convey an aircraft to Marrakech, he shot down an American bomber on the way, mistaken for a German plane.

Bavaria, 1433. Reason of state rules that Prince Albert is to marry Princess Bertha of Wurtemberg. But the fine-looking young man is loath to become the husband of a woman with pimples,flat feet and no breast. Nevertheless, he has to obey his authoritarian father, Duke Ernest, and accompanied by faithful Count Törring, he mounts his steed and sets out for Würtemberg. Stopping in Augsburg, he falls in love with the daughter of a local barber-surgeon, pure and beautiful Agnès Bernauer. The couple is soon secretly married and both take refuge at the castle of Margravine Josepha, Albert's aunt, waiting for Ernest's consent. Unluckily Albert's father will not accept his son's union with a commoner and Albert, supported by Josepha and an army of common people, declares war on the Duke. They seem about to be victorious when Brother Enrique, a monk formerly in the Holy Inquisition, finds a way to reverse the situation: accusing Agnès of witchcraft...

Catherine, 18, loved Jean, a young accountant, who loved her in return. And yet, one morning, two policemen find their dead bodies on a stretch of waste ground. The case is obvious: the two young people have killed themselves. But why? Chief Inspector Ernest Plonche, feeling upset, decides to investigate personally.

1939 : what a beautiful year for Claudia and Jerôme. No sooner do they meet that they are under each other's spell. 1939 : what a horrible year for the two lovers : war breaks out before they can get married. They meet again after the war but the enchantment has vanished. They decide to marry but it will be for reason, not for love. Miracles only happen once.

Based on a venerable Legend of the Sea, the story concerns a pliable prostitute named Bella (Romance) who is all things to all men. No matter what sort of woman her client wants, she will become that woman -- at least for the night. When a middle-aged man named Jean insists that Bella is his long-lost sweetheart, she plays along, hoping to escape her sordid lifestyle. The emotional tragedy that follows is meant to explain how Bella became "Maya," the living embodiment of Lost Souls.

The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and the Constitutional Monarchy. Its title comes from one of the main historical nicknames for Talleyrand, that he shares with demon king Asmodeus and English poet Lord Byron.