La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV

Name: La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Released: 1966

Roberto Rossellini

political intrigue royal court power consolidation French history succession and authority

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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (French: La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV), also called The Rise of Louis XIV, is a 1966 French television film by Italian film director Roberto Rossellini.

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I mean, I look at Stromboli, I look at Louis XIV, I look at Pascal, I look at all those things. And they’re astounding! He can take a dramatic moment—like the end of Louis XIV, when he walks in and looks in the mirror and puts on his own hat. That’s a real, heavy moment. To me, that’s as dramatic as anything else. I use that as an example in a lot of my films, that kind of approach.

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