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Louis: The Child King (1993)
160 min | Biography, Drama, History

Louis: The Child King (1993)

160 min | Biography, Drama, History

The title of this major French costume drama means "Louis, child-king", and indeed it's a fascinating fresco about the formative years of the young king Louis XIV, before he became the Sun-king at Versailles. It was a dark and violent ...See moreThe title of this major French costume drama means "Louis, child-king", and indeed it's a fascinating fresco about the formative years of the young king Louis XIV, before he became the Sun-king at Versailles. It was a dark and violent period, when the Louvre (meaning 'wolves hunt castle', hunting was a major aristocratic pastime), then still the somewhat gloomy royal palace, was the battle field of palace intrigues while the regency was held by queen-mother Anne of Austria but the actual head of the royal government was the aging cardinal Giulio Mazirini ('Mazarin'), the less-known Italian successor of Richelieu, who also introduced to the court and the kingdom a host of his countrymen from whom Louis would learn the passion for Italian culture, especially music which would flourish under the direction of Lully (but that later story is another movie, "Le Roi danse"). The elaborate script sketches the story of French power politics, too complicate and devious to summarize in any detail, but mainly from the viewpoint of the immature king under maternal guardianship, who probably didn't comprehend half of the grave troubles focusing on the strife between the official Catholic church and those claiming freedom of religion, especially for the Huguenots, but in reality mainly driven by personal and family ambitions and the grip of nobles on the kingdom at the expense of the royal power, and climaxing in a full rebellion, known as the Fronde, which forces the royal family to flee for their lives, an experience that may have decided Louis to dedicate his reign to preventing a repeat by establishing absolutism as he did. Some narration is done by Louis's younger brother Philip, the duke of Anjou, who seems smarter but as the spare heir is condemned to life in a golden cage, overshadowed by Louis while any 'disrespect' for his crowned sibling is punishable on the spot by strap lashes administered on his bare behind by a servant. Written by KGF Vissers See less

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52 cast members

Name	Known for
Carmen Maura Anne d'Autriche Anne d'Autriche See fewer	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Maxime Mansion Louis XIV Louis XIV See fewer	Anne Le Guen (1995)
Paolo Graziosi Mazarin Mazarin See fewer	China Is Near (1967)
Jocelyn Quivrin Philippe Duc d'Anjou Philippe Duc d'Anjou See fewer	99 Francs (2007)
Hervé Briaux Gaston d'Orléans Gaston d'Orléans See fewer	Renoir (2012)
Brigitte Catillon Duchesse de Chevreuse Duchesse de Chevreuse See fewer	Tell No One (2006)
Irina Dalle Grande Mademoiselle Grande Mademoiselle See fewer	The Gang of Four (1989)
Serge Dupire Prince de Condé Prince de Condé See fewer	Plus belle la vie (2004)
Isabelle Gélinas Duchesse de Chatillon Duchesse de Chatillon See fewer	Suivez cet avion (1989)
Michèle Laroque Duchesse de Longueville Duchesse de Longueville See fewer	Ma vie en rose (1997)
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Maurice Barrier Guitaud Guitaud See fewer	Salut l'artiste (1973)
Marco Bisson Le duc de Nemours Le duc de Nemours See fewer	Dandin (1988)
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Isabelle Renauld Mme de Beauvais Mme de Beauvais See fewer	Perfect Love (1996)
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Thierry Bosc Vicomte de Turenne Vicomte de Turenne See fewer	Le roi Lear (2007)
Jacques Bourgaux Le faux Mazarin Le faux Mazarin See fewer	Erntezeit (1998)
Marcel Bozonnet Louis XIII Louis XIII See fewer	The Disenchanted (1990)
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Laurent Gamelon Descouches Descouches See fewer	Ruby & Quentin (2003)
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Lorenzo Lavia Paolo Mancini Paolo Mancini See fewer	Sottosuolo (2020)
Jean Leuvrais Novion Novion See fewer	Les samedis de l'histoire (1977)
Claude Lévèque Le précepteur Le précepteur See fewer	The Returned (2012)
Sébastien Libessart Marquis de Villequier Marquis de Villequier See fewer	La commanderie (2010)
Jean-Pierre Malignon Le professeur de musique Le professeur de musique See fewer	What Beautiful Eyes You Have! (2005)
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Roger Planchon Le vieux domestique Le vieux domestique See fewer	A Man Escaped (1956)
Bruno Raffaelli Le Bé Le Bé See fewer	The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024)
Nathalie Rebondo La fille du jardinier La fille du jardinier See fewer	Louis: The Child King (1993)
Elsa Saladin Laura Mancini Laura Mancini See fewer	Elena's Gift (2004)
Gérard Simon Le préposé aux chandelles Le préposé aux chandelles See fewer	Paris, Je T'aime (2006)
Richard Sammut Le duc de Châtillon Le duc de Châtillon See fewer	Border Line (1992)
Frédéric Tokarz Le duc de Mercoeur Le duc de Mercoeur See fewer	La chica (1996)
Yasmine Tomlinson Une fille de Gaston d'Orléans Une fille de Gaston d'Orléans See fewer	Louis: The Child King (1993)
Layla Tomlinson Une fille de Gaston d'Orléans Une fille de Gaston d'Orléans See fewer	Louis: The Child King (1993)
Max Vialle Valot Valot See fewer	My American Uncle (1980)
Françoise Deniau Danseuse (as Françoise Deniau-Leclerc) Danseuse (as Françoise Deniau-Leclerc) See fewer	Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Marc LeClerc Danseur (as Marc Leclerc) Danseur (as Marc Leclerc) See fewer	Louis: The Child King (1993)
Serge Ambert Danseur (uncredited) Danseur (uncredited) See fewer	Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Charles Berling Petit rôle (uncredited) Petit rôle (uncredited) See fewer	Ridicule (1996)
Anne-Marie Gardette Danseuse (uncredited) Danseuse (uncredited) See fewer	Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Nicolas N'Guyen Danseur (uncredited) Danseur (uncredited) See fewer	Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Natalie Van Parys Danseuse (uncredited) Danseuse (uncredited) See fewer	Jefferson in Paris (1995)