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The Death of Louis XIV

Original title: La mort de Louis XIV
  • 20162016
  • 1h 55m
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6.7/10
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Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg. He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers.Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg. He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers.Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg. He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers.
IMDb RATING
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2.3K
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POPULARITY
31,662
2,603
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    • Director
      • Albert Serra
    • Writers
      • Thierry Lounas(scenario)
      • Albert Serra(scenario)
    • Stars
      • Jean-Pierre Léaud
      • Patrick d'Assumçao
      • Marc Susini
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Albert Serra
    • Writers
      • Thierry Lounas(scenario)
      • Albert Serra(scenario)
    • Stars
      • Jean-Pierre Léaud
      • Patrick d'Assumçao
      • Marc Susini
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    • 12User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 28 nominations

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    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    • Louis XIV
    Patrick d'Assumçao
    Patrick d'Assumçao
    • Fagon
    Marc Susini
    Marc Susini
    • 1er valet du roi
    Bernard Belin
    • Maréchal
    Irène Silvagni
    • Madame de Maintenon
    Jacques Henric
    • Père Le Tellier
    Vicenç Altaió
    Vicenç Altaió
    • Le Brun
    Alain Lajoinie
    • Le Pelletier
    Olivier Cadiot
    • Médecin 1
    Philippe Crespeau
    • Médecin 2
    Alain Reynaud
    • Médecin 3
    Richard Plano
    • Médecin 4
    Adrian Dunãrintu
    • Assistant Fagon
    José Wallenstein
    José Wallenstein
    • Médecin 5
    Francis Montaulard
    • Duc d'Orléans
    Jacques Bontemps
    • Maréchal de Villeroy
    Gabriel Wanner
    • Comte de Toulouse
    Paul Menand
    • Duc de Maine
    • Director
      • Albert Serra
    • Writers
      • Thierry Lounas(scenario)
      • Albert Serra(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      The Death of Louis XIV (2016) was the 10th best film of 2016 according to the annual 'Sight & Sound' poll in which 163 critics and curators named their 5 top movies of the year.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Radio Dolin: 12 Best Movies of the Cannes Film Festival 2022 (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      El gest
      Written and Performed by Marc Verdaguer

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    A King's Death
    actually is no different from any common people, no matter how many subjects surrounded His Royal Highness's deathbed. You cursed someone you hated so much with harsh words like: "I wish you die alone and nobody will give a Fxxk!" Well, practically and realistically speaking, everybody indeed die alone; your parents, your wife, your husband, your kids, your friends won't join you and die with you, no matter how they love you or hate you; and these people aforementioned, would also die alone one by one. When a plane or car crashed, a ship sank, a building on fire and collapsed like the twin tower of World Trade Center, an earthquake cracked up the mountain slop and crashing down on a village on the foothill, a whole village wiped out instantly; people died in great number at the same time in a mass death toll, even so everybody still died alone, in group, large or small, but every one of them still died alone. After hundreds of people eating the same food on the hot-cold counter-top in a buffet restaurant, when they take dump at home or elsewhere afterward, the stinking smell would be in some degree almost the same, to some degree, nobody can be separated and distinguished differently, and you cannot claim that yours got some independent unique odor.

    Dying is always a lonely process no matter what. And for this film, all you should do is to focus on the cinematography, the lighting, the make- up, the costumes and the score(soundtrack) and the acting of all the participating actors. "Eight Million Ways to Die in L.A." still meant that you are the only person to die there, and die alone.
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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2016 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Spain
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Last days of Louis XIV
    • Filming locations
      • Château de Hautefort, Hautefort, Dordogne, France
    • Production companies
      • Capricci Films
      • Rosa Filmes
      • Andergraun Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,635
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,002
      • Apr 2, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $209,715
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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