The Death of Louis XIV

Name: The Death of Louis XIV
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: March 31, 2017
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 76

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Cinema Guild, The | Release Date: March 31, 2017 | Not Rated

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 KingVersailles, 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 struggles to run the country from his bed.… Expand

Director: Albert Serra

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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James Adams

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. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Mar 29, 2017

The small but wonderfully rich details of the film invite us in: the trembling of a wrinkled cheek, the arch of an eyebrow, the flicker of a candle, and especially the superbly evocative sound design. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Mar 28, 2017

It is the attention to detail and the refusal to compromise that allows Serra to create such a compelling, coherent vision. Read full review

Empire Simon Crook

Jul 17, 2017

Serra’s sad, stately, haunting addition to the slow-cinema genre doubles up as both an intimate study of the Sun King’s death and a requiem for Europe’s fading arthouse scene. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Mar 28, 2017

By cataloging every spoon of food not eaten, every sip of water not swallowed and every sigh and every groan uttered, the myth becomes a man and the inherent paradox of being a divine ruler is revealed. Read full review

Melissa Anderson

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. Read full review

Ben Nicholson

Mar 28, 2017

The period atmosphere isn't alive with bold ideas as much as decay. Read full review

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