The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
1966 · Movie · 90 min
★ 6.8(51)unSUB Rating
Filmmaking legend Roberto Rossellini brings his passion for realism and unerring eye for the everyday to this portrait of the early years of the reign of France’s “Sun King,” and in the process reinvents the costume drama. The death of chief minister Cardinal Mazarin, the construction of the palace at Versailles, the extravagant meals of the royal court: all are recounted with the same meticulous quotidian detail that Rossellini brought to his contemporary portraits of postwar Italy. THE TAKING OF POWER BY LOUIS XIV dares to place a larger-than-life figure at the level of mere mortal.
Also known as The Rise of Louis XIV · The Rise to Power of Louis XIV
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Details
- Original title
- La Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-10-08
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 90 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.2/10 (51 votes)
Themes
- monarchy
- 17th century
- louis xiv
- french history
- biopic
Cast & crew
Jean-Marie Patte
as Louis XIV
Raymond Jourdan
as Jean Baptiste Colbert
Silvagni
as Cardinal Mazarin
Katharina Renn
as Anne d'Autriche
Dominique Vincent
as Madame Du Plessis
Pierre Barrat
as Nicolas Fouquet
Fernand Fabre
as Michel Le Tellier
- FP
Françoise Ponty
as Louise de la Vallière
- JL
Joëlle Laugeois
as Marie-Thérèse
Maurice Barrier
as D'Artagnan
Directed by Roberto Rossellini