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The Death of Louis XIV (2016)

Directed by Albert Serra

Overview

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of France, surrounded by his relatives and doctors.

Length 115 minutes

Actors

Jean-Pierre Léaud | Patrick d'Assumçao | Marc Susini | Bernard Belin | Irène Silvagni | Vicenç Altaió | Jacques Henric | Alain Lajoinie | Olivier Cadiot | Philippe Crespeau | Alain Reynaud | Richard Plano | Adrian Dunãrintu | Francis Montaulard | José Wallenstein | Filipe Duarte | Lluís Serrat