The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Original title: La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV
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After the death of Cardinal Mazarin, young king Louis XIV decides to assert his power to control the aristocracy.After the death of Cardinal Mazarin, young king Louis XIV decides to assert his power to control the aristocracy.After the death of Cardinal Mazarin, young king Louis XIV decides to assert his power to control the aristocracy.
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- 1 nomination
César Silvagni
- Cardinal Mazarin
- (as Silvagni)
- Director
- Writers
- Philippe Erlanger
- Jean Gruault
- Roberto Rossellini(uncredited)
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- TriviaJean-Marie Patte, an office clerk moonlighting as an amateur actor, had terrible difficulty memorizing his lines, and had to read from cue cards in most of his scenes. Roberto Rossellini believed that Patte's awkward, unrehearsed nervousness mirrored that of Louis as he takes on the responsibilities of kingship.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Petit manuel d'histoire de France (1979)
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True realism
I'm going to go ahead and make the rather bold statement that Rossellini's biographical films are the true end and completion of the project he started with the neo-realists. I do this in a rather roundabout way involving personalist philosophy and Andre Bazin, but what most interests me is where the other neo-realists ended up. Fellini found a strange hybrid with elementary surrealism, De Sica plunged into sentimentality, Visconti's outlook became increasingly epic and grandiose. But in Rossellini we arrive at pure personality, and pure reconciliation of physical circumstances and self-determination. It is apparent that this is not a typically exaggerated biography, but this is not mere truthfulness. It's all in the approach, and Rossellini understood this perfectly. The shots are very characteristic, and the sets have a low-budget, but Rossellini's vision is the dominant, and very welcome, force of the film.
5 out of 5 - Essential
5 out of 5 - Essential
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- Gross worldwide
- $266
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 4:3
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By what name was The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966) officially released in Canada in French?
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