Taken together, that movie and ''Children of the Century'' reverse Karl Marx's dictum that history repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. [...] During a visit home to announce his intention to be with Sand -- which horrifies his protective mother (Marie-France Mignal) -- Musset bangs on the table, stabs his brother in the hand with a fork, and storms out, a favorite Fragonard under his arm.
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