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Director:
Roger Planchon
Writer:
Roger Planchon (scenario)
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Release Date:
21 April 1993 (France) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | History | War more
Plot:
The title of this major French costume drama means "Louis, child-king", and indeed it's a fascinating... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A Good Film About A Confusing Story more (3 total)

Cast

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Carmen Maura ... Anne d'Autriche
Maxime Mansion ... Louis XIV
Paolo Graziosi ... Mazarin
Jocelyn Quivrin ... Philippe, Duc d'Anjou
Hervé Briaux ... Gaston d'Orléans
Brigitte Catillon ... Duchesse de Chevreuse
Irina Dalle ... Grande Mademoiselle
Serge Dupire ... Prince de Condé
Isabelle Gélinas ... Duchesse de Chatillon
Michèle Laroque ... Duchesse de Longueville

Aurélien Recoing ... Coadjuteur de l'Archevêque de Paris, futur Cardinal de Retz
Régis Royer ... Prince de Conti
Vanessa Wagner ... Charlotte de Chevreuse
Maurice Barrier ... Guitaud
Marco Bisson ... Le duc de Nemours
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Also Known As:
Louis, the Child King
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Runtime:
160 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
France:U
Company:
Les Films du Losange more

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A Good Film About A Confusing Story, 14 March 2004
Author: anagary

Not many films get made about Louis XIV, even in France. One reason is that this is a confusing period of French history. Yet, Louis, enfant roi does a good job in trying to introduce it to us.

The king is a child of ten. The nobility and the populace are rebelling. The Queen mother is a Spaniard (played by a Spanish actress with the necessary accent) and France is at war with Spain. The prime minister Cardinal Mazarin is an Italian (played by an Italian actor, etc.) The king's relatives are demanding a share of power while behaving like a pillaging army. Amorality abounds and no one can be trusted. Louis XIV learned how to rule in this atmosphere.

As the film progresses, we see the young king turn into an adolescent leading troops in the field and learn his craft. He loved his mother and trusted Mazarin, but nobody else, not even his brother. As a child he learned to suspect everyone and this was how he ruled.

This is a good film with the budget to support it, unlike Rossellini's La Prise du Pouvoir. It just requires a little knowledge to understand.

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