A King Without Distraction (1963)

Original title

Un roi sans divertissement

Directed by

François Leterrier

Genre

drama film, mystery film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police captain looks into the disappearances of several little girls from a village in 1843. He finds himself drawn into the isolated community and its dark secrets.

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What happens

A King Without Distraction (French: Un roi sans divertissement) is a 1963 French mystery film directed by François Leterrier, starring Claude Giraud and Colette Renard. The story is set in the winter of 1843 and follows a police captain who investigates the disappearance of several little girls from a village. The film is based on the novel Un roi sans divertissement by Jean Giono. The title quotes Blaise Pascal, "Qu'on laisse un roi tout seul sans aucune satisfaction des sens, sans aucun soin de l'esprit, sans compagnies et sans divertissements, penser à lui tout à loisir, et l'on verra qu'un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères." (Pensées, 1670, posth.). It was shot in the village Les Hermaux, on the Aubrac plateau in Aveyron. It was Claude Giraud's first leading role in a film. It was released in France on 30 August 1963. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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