The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
La Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV
Lauzun meets The Social Network if the stakes were absolute power. A 24-year-old king replaces a dying mentor, auditions his own supremacy, then dismantles a corrupt treasurer. Colbert and Louis build a tax-free peasant buffer between throne and revolt.
Directed by Roberto Rossellini · Written by Roberto Rossellini, Philippe Erlanger, Jean Gruault
Starring Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn, Dominique Vincent, Pierre Barrat