La Prise du Pouvoir par Louis XIV

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Overview

Given the opportunity to turn out a Sacha Guitry-style spectacle, director Roberto Rossellini charts his own neorealist course for The Rise of Louis XIV. It's as if a documentary cameraman was let loose in the royal court of the 17th Century Sun King, here played by Jean-Marie Patte. The use of unfamiliar actors in the major roles adds to the film's realism. Though shown to be the product of a decadent lifestyle, Louis is depicted as being trapped by his royalty, forced in spite of himself to be a raconteur and ...
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Overview

Given the opportunity to turn out a Sacha Guitry-style spectacle, director Roberto Rossellini charts his own neorealist course for The Rise of Louis XIV. It's as if a documentary cameraman was let loose in the royal court of the 17th Century Sun King, here played by Jean-Marie Patte. The use of unfamiliar actors in the major roles adds to the film's realism. Though shown to be the product of a decadent lifestyle, Louis is depicted as being trapped by his royalty, forced in spite of himself to be a raconteur and trendsetter. The Rise of Louis XIV was one of several innovative films made for French television by the Italian Rossellini.
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Special Features

Taking Power, a multimedia essay by Tag Gallagher, author of The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini; Video interview with artistic adviser Jean-Dominique de La Rochefoucauld and script supervisor Michelle Podroznik; Video interview with second-unit director Renzo Rossellini, Roberto's son; New and improved English subtitle translation; Plus: A new essay by critic Colin MacCabe
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/13/2009
  • UPC: 715515034623
  • Original Release: 1966

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  • Source: Criterion
  • Region Code: 1
  • Language: Français
  • Time: 1:34:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 36,180

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jean-Marie Patte Louis XIV
Raymond Jourdan Jean Baptiste Colbert
Katharina Renn Queen Mother
Silvagni Cardinal Mazarin
Pierre Barrat Nicolas Fouquet
Maurice Barrier D'Artagnan
François Bernard Archbishop
Paula Dehelly Mme. d'Elboeuf
André Dumas Fr. Joly
Fernand Fabre Michel Le Tellier
Pierre Frag
Jean-Jacques Lecomte 1st Chamberlain
Rita Maiden Peasant
Violette Marceau Mlle. de Chemerault
Jean Obe Le Vau
Raymond Pelissier Pomponne
Georges Spanelly Seguir
Dominique Vincent Mme. du Plessis
Technical Credits
Roberto Rossellini Director, Producer
Christiane Coste Costumes/Costume Designer
Philippe Erlanger Screenwriter
Jean Gruault Screenwriter
Georges Leclerc Cinematographer
Armand Ridel Editor
Maurice Valay Art Director
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Taking of Power by Louis XIV
1. Cardinal Mazarin [9:08]
2. Final Confession [4:09]
3. Colbert [5:05]
4. Awakening [5:46]
5. "You Will Be a Great King" [4:15]
6. The Queen Mother [8:33]
7. Death Comes For the Cardinal [5:28]
8. Colbert's Report [6:47]
9. The Hunt [5:45]
10. Salon [3:57]
11. Nantes [4:56]
12. Arrest and Strategy [5:15]
13. The Royal Tailor [3:55]
14. A Little Home Renovation [2:26]
15. A Meal at Versailles [11:32]
16. The Sun King [5:12]
17. End Credits [2:06]
1. Color Bars [:00]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Taking of Power by Louis XIV
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   Interview: Jean-Dominique de La Rochefoucauld and Michelle Podroznik
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Customer Reviews

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    BORING

    Boring and a great disappointment. I burst out laughing when I saw the actor who plays louis xiv he looks and acts like a buffoon, louise de la valliere who was a young teenager when she was involved with louis looks about 35 years old but mainly it is just incredibly boring. And I love reading books about Louis xiv and the court of versaille. Skip this one

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    The Sun King

    What surpised me about this movie is how relevant it is to our own time. The young King Louis XIV is faced with a financial crisis due, in part, to a corrupt financial minister who has been robbing the public treasury. Louis has him arrested and charts a path to turn France into an economic power while at the same time controlling the nobility by impressing them with his new palace at Versailles and his tastes in fashion. Fortunately, medicine has improved since those days when doctors cured patients by bleeding them.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 20, 2010

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