The Taking of Power by Louis XIV : Prise de Pouvoir par Louis XIV
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1966.
Special features: New, restored digital transfer; "Taking power:" a multimedia essay by Tag Gallagher; "The last utopia:" a documentary about Rossellini's late career; video interview with artistic advisor Jean Dominique de la Rochefoucauld and script supervisor Michelle Podroznik; video interview with Renzo Rossellini; a new essay by critic Colin MacCabe.
Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn, Dominique Vincent, Pierre Barrat, Fernand Fabre, Françoise Ponty, Joelle Laugeois.
Cardinal Mazarin dies in 1661. The young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, who wants to be prime minister and is looting the treasury. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand. Louis' mistress reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed. Years later, in a coda, Louis exercises the power of the sun.
DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital 1.0 mono.
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SERIES
Criterion collection
456.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
French dialogue; English subtitles.
PUBLISHED
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Year Published: 2009
Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781604651089
1604651083
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Erlanger, Philippe, 1903-
Gruault, Jean.
Rossellini, Roberto, 1906-1977.
Patte, Jean-Marie.
Jourdan, Raymond.
Silvagni.
Renn, Katharina.
Vincent, Dominique.
Barrat, Pierre.
Fabre, Fernand.
Ponty, François.
Laugeois, Joelle.
Office de radiodiffusion-télévision française.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Louis -- XIV, -- King of France, -- 1638-1715 -- Drama.
Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) -- Drama.
Intrigue -- France -- Drama.
France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Drama.
Historical films.
Epic films.
Feature films.