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  • 2017
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2017
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 55 m

Summary Versailles, August 1715. Back from hunting, Louis XIV (Jean-Pierre Léaud) feels pain in his leg. A serious fever erupts, which marks the beginning of the decline of the greatest King of France. Surrounded by a horde of doctors and his closest counselors who come in turns at his bedside sensing the impending power vacuum, the Sun King str...

  • 2017
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2017
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 55 m

The Death of Louis XIV

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Summary Versailles, August 1715. Back from hunting, Louis XIV (Jean-Pierre Léaud) feels pain in his leg. A serious fever erupts, which marks the beginning of the decline of the greatest King of France. Surrounded by a horde of doctors and his closest counselors who come in turns at his bedside sensing the impending power vacuum, the Sun King str...

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Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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100
Jul 13, 2017
A masterpiece. Admittedly, callow viewers may have difficulty getting past the cumulously bewigged Jean-Pierre Léaud’s uncanny resemblance to Phil Spector, circa 2008.
By James Adams FULL REVIEW
83
Mar 28, 2017
The Death of Louis XIV may be Serra’s clearest film in terms of formal patterns and his most mysterious in actual meaning. It depends on who you ask; to this writer, that’s a good thing.
By Ethan Vestby FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 12, 2017
The painterly camerawork shows the sheer sophistication possible these days with digital technology. The only conventional note in a highly distinctive film touched with wry humour is the too-safe choice of a Mozart music cue.
By Trevor Johnston FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 28, 2017
It is the attention to detail and the refusal to compromise that allows Serra to create such a compelling, coherent vision.
By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 30, 2017
Delicately balanced between grandeur and absurdity, Serra's film maintains this tricky equilibrium largely thanks to the icon whose face fills the screen.
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 13, 2017
Jean-Pierre Léaud effortlessly summons up the iron ruler inside the failing man.
By Kate Stables FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 28, 2017
The period atmosphere isn't alive with bold ideas as much as decay.
By Ben Nicholson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Capricci Films, Rosa Filmes, Andergraun Films, Bobi Lux, Région Aquitaine Limousin Poitou-Charentes, Région des Pays-de-la-Loire, Département de la Dordogne, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC), Ministério da Cultura, Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA), Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), Arte / Cofinova 12, Ciné+, Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)
Release Date Mar 31, 2017
Duration 1 h 55 m
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Website http://www.capricci.fr/mort-louis-xiv-la-2015-albert-serra-365.html
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Awards

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Gaudí Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations

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