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Into this milieu rides Gregoire Ponceludon de Malavoy (Charles Berling). Despite his lengthy name, by court standards he is a mere country bumpkin. His ancestral territory is a treacherous swampland, a breeding-ground for disease-bearing mosquitoes, and his people are dying. Gregoire is something of an engineer and he has a plan to drain the marshlands, for which he needs the help of the King. At court, he quickly discovers that access to the King is all but impossible for a humble man of the country. The only possible route is to scale the court hierarchy and win admission...
...drug is intended to be taken only by the clinically obese for a limited time, in conjunction with an ongoing diet and exercise program, there is no guarantee that this scenario will be followed. Predicts David Nichols, a Purdue University pharmacologist: "This drug will ultimately be overprescribed by every bumpkin doctor who has patients who perceive themselves to be slightly overweight...
...comes away from the film with a little more respect for the country bumpkin, well, maybe they deserve it and maybe this film just works...
Hunt for pirates' treasure on Bumpkin, Lovells, Gallops, Grape and Peddocks Islands. Treasure maps at island docks, Boat transportation $6, program free...
Guided natural history walks on Bumpkin, Gallops, Grape, Lovells and Peddocks islands and tours of Fort Warren on Georges Island. Ferries from Long Wharf, Boston and Hingham Shipyard to Georges Island, connecting island water taxi; boat transportation $6, island programs free...