Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)

Original title

Si Versailles m'était conté

Directed by

Sacha Guitry

Genre

historical film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 45m

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows the history of the Palace of Versailles from its origins to modern times through a series of vignettes featuring famous people who lived there. It uses a large cast of well-known French actors in small roles to bring these episodes to life.

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What happens

Royal Affairs in Versailles (French title: Si Versailles m'était conté) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it tells some episodes through portrayal of the personalities who lived in the Palace of Versailles. Its sister films are Napoléon (1955) and If Paris Were Told to Us (1956). The film is notable for the presence of a great number of well-known French actors, often appearing in short parts. One unknown actor playing a major character is Gilbert Bokanowski (credited as Gilbert Boka) portraying Louis XVI. Bokanowski was actually the film's production manager and was cast because of his strong resemblance to the monarch. Its English translation title is If Versailles Were Told to Me. Despite French production, the film is best known by its English title Royal Affairs in Versailles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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