LAST DAYS OF LOUIS XIV
by Albert Serra
synopsis
The story gets under way when Louis XIV gets an agonising pain in his leg upon his return from a hunt. A fortnight later, he is bedridden in Versailles. This is the start of the long, drawn-out death throes of France’s greatest king, who must also organise his successor as he is surrounded by his faithful followers: his doctor, his favourite Marquise of Maintenon, his surgeon and his top manservant.
international title: | Last Days of Louis XIV |
original title: | La Mort de Louis XIV |
country: | France, Spain, Portugal |
sales agent: | Capricci Films |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Albert Serra |
film run: | 105' |
release date: | FR 2/11/2016, ES 25/11/2016 |
screenplay: | Albert Serra, Thierry Lounas |
cast: | Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d'Assumçao, Irène Silvagni, Bernard Belin, Marc Susini |
cinematography by: | Jonathan Ricquebourg |
producer: | Thierry Lounas |
production: | Capricci Films, Andergraun Films, Rosa Filmes, Bobi Lux |
backing: | Région Aquitaine Limousin Poutou-charentes, Région des Pays de la Loire, Département de la Dordogne, CNC, República Portuguesa - Cultura, ICA, Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals, Agence Régionale Ecla, Arte COFINOVA 12, Ciné+, Kino Filmes, RTP Rádio e Televisão Portuguesa, Televisió de Catalunya |
distributor: | Capricci Films, Capricci Cine |