The Death of Louis XIV
2016 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 6.5 · 82% critics
After a walk leaves him with severe leg pain, an aging French monarch tries to keep up appearances as fever, sleeplessness, and weakness take hold. Confined to his bed, he’s surrounded by anxious relatives, devoted attendants, and doctors whose remedies offer little comfort as his condition steadily worsens.
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Details
- Original title
- La Mort de Louis XIV
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-11-02
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (98 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like quiet, close-up historical dramas that linger on routine, power, and decline, in a patient, almost documentary style; Not for you if you want pace, action, or clear medical answers like in The Goldman Case.
Pros: intimate, observational approach; strong central performance; rich period costumes | Cons: very slow pace; limited action; muffled audio at times
Themes
- biography
- old man
- king
- 18th century
- louis xiv
Cast & crew
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Louis XIV
Patrick d'Assumçao
as Fagon, le médecin
Marc Susini
as Blouin, le valet de chambre
- BB
Bernard Belin
as Mareschal, le chirurgien
Irène Silvagni
as Madame de Maintenon
Vicenç Altaió
as Le Brun
Jacques Henric
as Père Le Tellier
- AL
Alain Lajoinie
as Le Pelletier
Olivier Cadiot
as Médecin 1
Philippe Crespeau
as Médecin 2
Directed by Albert Serra