The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
| The Taking of Power by Louis XIV | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roberto Rossellini |
| Produced by | Roberto Rossellini |
| Written by |
Philippe Erlanger Jean Gruault |
| Starring |
Jean-Marie Patte Raymond Jourdan Katharina Renn Silvagni Pierre Barrat |
| Cinematography | Georges Leclerc |
| Edited by | Armand Ridel |
Release dates | 1966 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (French: La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV), also called The Rise of Louis XIV, is a French television film by Italian film director Roberto Rossellini. The film revolves around the French king Louis XIV's rise to power after the death of his powerful advisor, Cardinal Mazarin. To achieve this political autonomy, Louis deals with his mother and the court nobles, all of whom assumed that Mazarin's death would give them all more power.
Cast
- Jean-Marie Patte as Louis XIV
- Raymond Jourdan as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- Silvagni as Cardinal Mazarin
- Katharina Renn as Anne of Austria
- Dominique Vincent as Suzanne, Marquise du Plessis-Bellière
- Pierre Barrat as Nicolas Fouquet
- Fernand Fabre as Michel Le Tellier, Marquis of Barbezieux
- Françoise Ponty as Louise de la Vallière
- Joelle Laugeois as Maria Theresa of Spain
Release
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV received a DVD release by The Criterion Collection in January 2009.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Criterion. "The Criterion Collection Coming Soon" criterion.com. Retrieved: October 17, 2008.
External links
- The Taking of Power by Louis XIV at AllMovie
- The Taking of Power by Louis XIV at the Internet Movie Database
- The Taking of Power by Louis XIV at Rotten Tomatoes
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