Nov 21, 2017 albert serra has earned himself the directorial moniker the catalan king of stasis, and nothing in the death of louis xiv is going to dispel such a reputation if anything, he has honed that characteristic approach further, concentrating this story of the declining days of the sun king into a single royal bedchamber. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. The toronto international film festival revealed the 51 films, videos, and installation works that make up the 2016 wavelengths program, an international forum for film and video art that challenges the mainstream and seeks to replenish and redefine the art of cinema. Special thanks to the university of tennessee cinema studies program for sponsoring his visit, and to cinema guild, the films us distributor, for allowing us to screen it versailles, august 1715. The death of louis xiv, by albert serra 2016 capricci. Set in 1715, it depicts the final days of louis xiv. Upon returning from a hunting expedition, king louis xiv feels a sharp pain in his leg. Time and gangrene wait for no man, even if he is the eighteenth centurys most powerful ruler and hes played by a genuine icon of world. France, 2016, 1h 55min, dcp, in latin and french with english subtitles. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 cannes film festival on 19 may 2016. Film history merges with actual history in albert serras memento mori.
Albert serra has earned himself the directorial moniker the catalan king of stasis, and nothing in the death of louis xiv is going to dispel such a reputation if anything, he has honed that characteristic approach further, concentrating this story of the declining days of the sun king into a single royal bedchamber. After going for a walk, louis xiv feels a pain in his leg. The cause of the death of louis xiv was boredom film. Set in 1715, it depicts the final days of louis xiv of france. The death of louis xiv is a film directed by albert serra with jeanpierre leaud, patrick dassumcao, marc susini, bernard belin, year. Pastiches, homages, and carbon copies of films made years, decades, and movements ago clog todays cinema. Le film the death of louis xiv 2016 vostfr film complet.
In the last 10 years, the 41yearold catalan has made a handful of slow films and installations. The death of louis xiv will frustrate viewers out of sync with its deliberate pace, but those with the patience to. The death of louis xiv is a refinement of his last feature, story of my death, which interpreted the 18thcentury crisis of reason as a meeting between casanova and dracula. Back from hunting, louis xiv jeanpierre leaud feels pain in his leg. The death of louis xiv trailer new release youtube. The film was screened out of competition at the 2016 cannes film festival. Oct 05, 2016 the death of louis xiv 2016 still courtesy capricci albert serra bothers critics. The fourth feature by catalan director albert serra is the frenchlanguage the death of louis xiv. It made its north american premiere at the 2016 toronto international film festival and its u.
A prequel to this film called the life of louis xiv might have looked rather like the story of my death. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Death and suffering dont spare the mighty, not even absolute monarchs. The death of louis xiv bluray disc details highdef digest. Apr 17, 2017 trailer for the death of louis xiv king louis the xiv is dying, but his doctors are unclear as to what is the cause. The death of louis xiv, his new film starring jeanpierre leaud as the sun king, is presented in the official selection of cannes film festival 2016. Apr 23, 2017 le film the death of louis xiv 2016 vostfr admin 20170423t19. Le film the death of louis xiv 2016 vostfr admin 20170423t19. May 19, 2016 the film s only exterior sequence comes at the very start, as the 76yearold louis xiv french new wave legend jeanpierre leaud surveys his famous gardens at versailles, which were partially. The death of louis xiv 2016 full movie download full hd. The death of louis xiv plays october 6 and 7 as part of the explorations section of the 54th new york film festival.
The movie was cowritten and directed by albert serra. Winner of lumiere awards for best actor jeanpierre leaud and best cinematography jonathan ricquebourg. The latest roundup includes a few titles were immensely curious about and have seen nothing from, and a chief point of interest among them is alain guiraudies staying vertical, his followup to the masterful stranger by the lake. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of france, surrounded by his relatives and doctors. The death of louis xiv is contemplative cinema at its best open this photo in gallery. The death of louis xiv 2016 the movie database tmdb. He had just played the lead role in the death of louis xiv, and still endured the impact of enacting his death for the cameras. An inessential film, but it was good to see leaud again. Trailer for the death of louis xiv king louis the xiv is dying, but his doctors are unclear as to what is the cause. Albert serras the death of louis xiv opens march 31 at the film society of lincoln center.
Art house fare as diverse and varied as clouds of sils maria 2014, queen of earth 2015, the death of louis xiv 2016, the untamed 2016, and first reformed 2017 all draw from anow sizeablehistory of cinema, for better or. Popular videos the death of louis xiv the death of louis xiv topic. Based on extensive medical records and the memoirs of the duke of saintsimon and other courtiers, the death of louis xiv is a wry neoclassical chamber drama, a work of pure magic by albert serra, one of todays most singular directors. Back from hunting, louis xiv magisterially interpreted by new wave icon and honorary palme dor recipient jeanpierre leaud feels. The death of louis xiv 2016 still courtesy capricci albert serra bothers critics. A film captures the slow, painful, and breathtaking death.
The death of louis xiv 2016 complete movie the royal. Louis is all refusal, noncommunication, and nonrelation. A monarchs devotion to duty and service endures until the last breath in the death of louis xiv, a painstakingly realised portrait of the agonising. Back from hunting, louis xiv magisterially interpreted by new wave icon and honorary palme d. The tiny details of discomfort, faraway looks and bursts of frantic concentration convey the torment of a great force fading away in a film that is uncompromising, challenging and deeply felt. With his 2foottall phil spector wig and his dolllike. It doesnt care what you think any more than a stone would. The films only exterior sequence comes at the very start, as the 76yearold louis xiv french new wave legend jeanpierre leaud surveys his. Based on extensive medical records and the memoirs of the duke of saintsimon and other courtiers, the death of louis xiv is a wry neoclassical chamber drama, a work of pure cinematic magic by albert serra story of my death, one of todays most singular directors. The death of louis xiv is the greatest movie produced by capricci films, rosa filmes, featuring a description of the movie is august 1715. With jeanpierre leaud, patrick dassumcao, marc susini, bernard belin.
When serra offered me the role of louis xiv, i said to myself that this film would mean a great deal to me, in my life and in my filmography. Watch the death of louis xiv full movie in hd visit august 1715. Some might feel that it should be a stage play, and there is something. A full biography of the most renowned and opulent king of france, louis xiv. The death of louis xiv certainly does live up to its title. This quietly amazing film is conceived in terms of pure minimalist intimacy.
Serra wanted the death of louis xiv to get into the very bones of a monarchy awaiting the death of a king. Jeanpierre leaud in the death of louis xiv 2016 albert serra at an event. The film starts the with the realization that the king louis is very ill, and ends with his death. The death of louis xiv 2016 full movie download full hd youtube. Based on extensive medical records and the memoirs of the duke of saintsimon and other courtiers, the death of louis xiv is a wry neoclassical chamber drama, a work of pure magic by albert serra, one of today s most singular directors.
Albert serras the death of louis xiv 2016 firstlook. Manohla dargis, the new york times the most beautiful film at cannes 2016. A fundamental form of modernist naturalism seems to be what albert serra is reaching for in his new feature, the death of louis xiv. The death of louis xiv jeanpierre leaud plays the title role in albert serras claustrophobic and often grimly funny depiction of the dimming of the sun king. The death of louis xiv first look six decades after he broke out with the 400 blows, cannes favourite son jeanpierre leaud plays out the dying of the sun king in a stately, majestic study of flesh and emblems from catalonias albert serra. It was the final day of the 2016 cannes film festival, and after a week of frantic coordinating with various schedulers, id finally managed to land an interview with jeanpierre leaud. Legendary french actor jeanpierre leaud plays the dying king in this visually impressive. The death of louis xiv will frustrate viewers out of sync with its deliberate pace, but those with the patience to settle in may be rewarded with a thoughtful, finely detailed drama. Filled with ravishing candlelit images and painstaking details gleaned from saintsimons memoirs and other historical texts, louis xiv is as darkly funny as it is moving, revealing the absurdity of the rulebound royal court, but even more so of death itself. The death of louis xiv 2016 12 1102 2016 fr drama, history 1h 55m user score. The death of louis xiv 2016 biography, drama, history. Oct 06, 2016 the death of louis xiv plays october 6 and 7 as part of the explorations section of the 54th new york film festival. A film captures the slow, painful, and breathtaking death of.
The death of louis xiv is a 2016 historical drama film directed by albert serra and starring jeanpierre leaud. Special thanks to the university of tennessee cinema studies program for sponsoring his visit, and to cinema guild, the film s us distributor, for allowing us to screen it. At the 2016 new york film festival press conference for the film, you said that playing the death of louis xiv became a way for you to face and go through your own death. Paul verhoevens elle, albert serras the death of louis xiv, alain guiraudies staying vertical and stephane brizes surprise louis delluc prizewinner a womans life lead this years. A serious fever erupts, which marks the beginning of the decli.