The death of louis xiv is a film directed by albert serra with jeanpierre leaud, patrick dassumcao, marc susini, bernard belin, year. The small but wonderfully rich details of the film invite us in. A series of exquisitely composed images, each one lit like an old master painting with the soft glow of candlelight, present us the last days in the life of one of the most powerful monarchs in modern history, louis xiv, the man who was known as the sun king. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements. In the death of louis xiv, writerdirector albert serra shows us that monumental events can be conveyed through the smallest of details. Back from hunting, louis xiv jeanpierre leaud feels pain in his leg. The death of louis xiv will frustrate viewers out of sync with its deliberate.
The film society of lincoln center is devoted to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema. Albert serra was born in 1975 in banyoles, girona, catalonia, spain. After going for a walk, louis xiv feels a pain in his leg. The death of louis xiv paste the best music, movies. Upon returning from a hunting expedition, king louis xiv feels a sharp pain in his leg. The sole focus of the film is the death of louis xiv the sun king and it is interesting that the sun is notably absent from the film which for the most part resembles a series of rembrandt paintings in its lush tones surrounded by darkness. This quietly amazing film is conceived in terms of pure minimalist intimacy. The movie was cowritten and directed by albert serra. In the death of louis xiv, writerdirector albert serra shows us that. A body horror movie in which a pampered king is forced to lay in bed and experience his body rot from the inside out. The death of louis xiv will frustrate viewers out of sync with its deliberate pace, but those with the patience to settle in may be. The death of louis xiv 2016 directed by albert serra. And the films wry and witty last line is truly, as louis himself might say, le mot juste. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of france, surrounded by his relatives and doctors.
Albert serras the death of louis xiv opens march 31 at the film. The monarchic poison running through his veins kills him. Set in 1715, it depicts the final days of louis xiv of france. Filled with ravishing candlelit images and painstaking details gleaned from saintsimons memoirs and other historical texts, louis xiv is as darkly funny as it is moving, revealing the. The death of louis xiv 2016 the death of louis xiv 2016. One of the most lugubrious movie premises of recent years watch king louis xiv. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others.
This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of france, surrounded by. A body horror movie in which a pampered king is forced to lay in bed and experience his body rot from the. Jeanpierre leaud gives a masterful performance it seems, especially near the end, like hes doing nothing at. The death of louis xiv 2016 changes the movie database. A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. Nov 02, 2016 if i cannot say i have been wronged by the title, i was still expecting more from this movie that 2 hours watching an old man dying in his bed, with some medical debates in addition. Zonnekoning lodewijk xiv kon zijn sterfbed relativeren. But atleast the makers was fair calling this a fiction as it is not relating to reality in any sense, as there are. Jun 20, 2016 in the movies only real glimpse of the outdoors, an ailing louis is first seen being pushed in a wheelchair against a lush watteauvian landscape. Unfortunately the program is not yet known for this day. The film starts the with the realization that the king louis is very ill, and ends with his death. Net nadat hij al twee weken in bed lag in versailles.
The death of louis xiv trailer new release youtube. The death of louis xiv 2016 the movie database tmdb. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 cannes film festival on 19 may 2016.
With the death of louis xiv, catalan filmmaker albert serra continues a. I am nonetheless compelled to declare that the death of louis xiv is probably the greatest one joke movie in the. That is, pretty literally, the only thing that happens in this film. Once or twice we see a tiny glimpse of a character louis himself, in a fit of. Its the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of france, surrounded by his relatives and doctors. Jeanpierre leaud as the french sun king turns the film into a high point of the year. Duncan grays rating of the film the death of louis xiv leaud is as much as a symbol as an actor, but its a testament to his transformation that this dirge doesnt just use him as an avatar of cinema, but for something grander. This was listed as one of the best movies 0f 2017 and was interesting. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. In the movie s only real glimpse of the outdoors, an ailing louis is first seen being pushed in a wheelchair against a lush watteauvian landscape. I expected to learn more about louis xiv personality, the state of france and versailles court at that time and the impact it had.
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