Name: Death of Louis XIV, The
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017-03-31

Death Of Louis XIV, The (2017)

Genre

Drama

Release Date

March 31, 2017

Studio

The Cinema Guild

Official Site

http://www.cinemaguild.com/theatrical/louisxiv.html

Information

Genre

Drama

Release Date

March 31, 2017

MPAA Rating

Duration

115 minute(s)

Production Budget

Studio

The Cinema Guild

Official Site

http://www.cinemaguild.com/theatrical/louisxiv.html

Cast and Crew

Director

Albert Serra

Producer

Thierry Lounas

Screenwriter

Thierry Lounas, Albert Serra

Starring

Jean-Pierre Leaud
Patrick d'Assumcao
Vicenc Altaio
Marc Susini
Filipe Duarte

Synopsis

Versailles, August 1715. Back from hunting, Louis XIV-magisterially interpreted by New Wave icon and honorary Palme d'Or recipient Jean-Pierre Leaud-feels pain in his leg. A serious fever erupts, which marks the beginning of the agony of the greatest King of France. Surrounded by a horde of doctors and his closest counselors who come in turns at his bedside sensing the impending power vacuum, the Sun King struggles to run the country from his bed.

Based on extensive medical records and the memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon and other courtiers, The Death of Louis XIV is a wry neoclassical chamber drama, a work of pure magic by Albert Serra, one of today's most singular directors.