The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

1966, 1h 35min -

Filmmaking legend Roberto Rossellini brings his passion for realism and unerring eye for the everyday to this portrait of the early years of the reign of France’s “Sun King,” and in the process reinvents the costume drama. The death of chief minister Cardinal Mazarin, the construction of the palace at Versailles, the extravagant meals of the royal court: all are recounted with the same meticulous quotidian detail that Rossellini brought to his contemporary portraits of postwar Italy. THE TAKING OF POWER BY LOUIS XIV dares to place a larger-than-life figure at the level of mere mortal. Show more

"The Taking of Power by Louis XIV" — movie produced in France and released in 1966. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.1 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 35min. "The Taking of Power by Louis XIV" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!