War ·Drama ·History · France · 1993 · 2h 42m

Louis, the Child King

Louis, enfant roi

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Director
Roger Planchon
Cast
Carmen Maura as Anne d'Autriche Maxime Mansion as Louis XIV Paolo Graziosi as Mazarin Jocelyn Quivrin as Philippe Duc d'Anjou Brigitte Catillon as Duchesse de Chevreuse Serge Dupire as Prince de Condé
Crew
Gérard Simon — Director of Photography Isabelle Devinck — Editor Jean-Pierre Fouquey — Original Music Composer Roger Planchon — Screenplay Margaret Ménégoz — Producer Ezio Frigerio — Production Design
Synopsis

January 1649: Since the death of his father, the young Louis XIV must undergo the hard apprenticeship of royal power. He must face the intrigues of the great ones of the kingdom who lead La Fronde, the agreements and the betrayals of those close to him. He is helped in this by his mother Anne of Austria and by the Cardinal Mazarin.

Mood & Themes
france17th centurylouis xiv
Key Collaborators
Roger Planchon Director Gérard Simon Director of Photography Isabelle Devinck Editor Jean-Pierre Fouquey Original Music Composer Roger Planchon Screenplay Margaret Ménégoz Producer Ezio Frigerio Production Design Franca Squarciapino Costume Design
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