"Fantasio" is a young nobleman steeped in debt and disappointment. Yet he remains cheerful and generous to the point of sacrificing his freedom, his most precious possession, to save a young woman from sorrow. His compassion pays back his frivolity. The disillusioned libertine is capable of subtle emotion. Fantasio is both funny and melancholic, an exceptionally accurate observer. He casts a clear and entertaining gaze upon the world.
Where "They Don't Play with Love," are we in a palace or a melancholic park? The young Perdican, son of a baron, was supposed to marry his cousin Camile, with whom he had fallen in love since childhood, but suddenly decides to wed a young villager. Suddenly Camile, while not believing in love, feels scorned and, without realizing it, her passion for Perdican drives her to stubbornness, jealousy, and egoism. Around them move puppet-like figures of an irresistible comedy. In this magical theater, we meet, tear each other apart, get bored, believe everything is futile, deceive, and suffer to the brink of death. Just like in life.
