The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
- Original title
- La Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV
- Directed by
- Roberto Rossellini
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 52 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows young King Louis XIV and his advisor Colbert as they outmaneuver French nobles to consolidate power into an absolute monarchy. It shows how political strategy and court rituals reshape French society.
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What happens
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 directed by the Italian Roberto Rossellini and written by Philippe Erlanger and Jean Gruault. It describes how the young king Louis XIV and his lieutenant Jean-Baptiste Colbert restructured French politics and undermined their noble rivals to create an absolute monarchy. Richard Brody wrote that the film "traces the rise of modern French culture—indeed, of modern France—to very specific moments in the young king's struggle to preserve his fragile reign." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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