About this title: Given the opportunity to turn out a Sacha Guitry-style spectacle, director Roberto Rossellini charts his own neorealist course for The Rise of Louis XIV. It's as if a documentary cameraman was let loose in the royal court of the 17th Century Sun King, here played by Jean-Marie Patte. The use of unfamiliar actors in the major roles adds to the film's realism. Though shown to be the product of a decadent lifestyle, Louis is depicted as being trapped by his royalty, forced in spite of himself to be a raconteur and trendsetter. The Rise of Louis XIV was one of several innovative films made for ...
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Description: Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn. New in new packaging. 1966 Run time: 100. Documentary-like look at the young Sun-king and how he codified and choreographed his nation, framing fashions that led to absolute obediance. Rossellini's comeback to films. English subtitles. read more
Format: DVD
Studio: Criterion Collection
UPC:715515034623
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Description: Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn, Dominique Vincent, Pierre Barrat. Very good in good packaging. 1966 Run time: 100. La Prise De Pouvoir Par Louis XIV. read more
Description: BRAND NEW. Filmmaking legend Roberto Rossellini brings his passion for realism and unerring eye for the everyday to this portrait of the early years of the reign of France's "Sun King, " and in the process reinvents the costume drama. The death of chief minister Cardinal Mazarin, the construction of the palace at Versailles, the extravagant meals of the royal court: all are recounted with the same meticulous quotidian detail that Rossellini brought to his contemporary portraits of postwar ... read more
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