Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.5 · 74% critics
A look at 18th-century France, when the depravity of the authorities contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
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Details
- Original title
- Que la fête commence !
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-03-23
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (83 votes)
Themes
- prisoner
- amputation
- deportation
- scandal
- priest
- cannibal
- incest
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Production Design · 1976
- César Award — Best Director · 1976
- César Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1976
- César Award — Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · 1976
- César Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1976 · nominated
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- César Award — Best Music Written for a Film · 1976 · nominated
- César Award — Best Film · 1976 · nominated
Cast & crew
Philippe Noiret
as Philip of Orléans
Jean Rochefort
as Abbot Dubois
Jean-Pierre Marielle
as The Marquis de Pontcallec
Marina Vlady
as The Marchioness of Parabère
Christine Pascal
as Emilie
Alfred Adam
as François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
Jean-Roger Caussimon
as The Cardinal
Gérard Desarthe
as The Duke of Bourbon
Michel Beaune
as Captain La Griolais
Monique Chaumette
as Yvonne, governess of Pontcallec
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier