The Death of Louis XIV

2016 115 min ★ 6.5 Drama, History

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of France, surrounded by his relatives and doctors.

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Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Louis XIV

Patrick d'Assumçao

Fagon, le médecin

Marc Susini

Blouin, le valet de chambre

Bernard Belin

Mareschal, le chirurgien

Irène Silvagni

Madame de Maintenon

Vicenç Altaió

Le Brun

Jacques Henric

Père Le Tellier

Alain Lajoinie

Le Pelletier

Olivier Cadiot

Médecin 1

Philippe Crespeau

Médecin 2

Details

Director

Albert Serra

Screenplay

Thierry Lounas

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Revenue

$17,355

Production

Capricci Films, Rosa Filmes, Andergraun Films, Bobi Lux

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

April 19, 2023

★ 7/10

I was wondering, as I watched this, just how the last few days of Queen Elizabeth II - herself reigning for almost as long - might have looked in comparison with this depiction of the last few days of the acclaimed 'Sun King". Somehow, I doubt she would have been surrounded by quite such a grouping of acolytes and sycophants. Such a collection of quacks and hangers-on riddled with an obsequiousnes...