The taking of power by Louis XIV = La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) -- Drama.
Drama.
Epic films.
Epic television programs.
France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Drama.
Historical television programs.
Intrigue -- France -- Drama.
Louis -- XIV, -- King of France, -- 1638-1715 -- Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
French
ISBN
9781604651089, 1604651083
UPC
0715515034623, 715515034623

Notes

General Note
Originally produced for television in 1966.
General Note
Special features: New, restored digital transfer; "Taking power:" a multimedia essay by Tag Gallagher; "The last utopia:" a documentary about Rossellini's late career; video interview with artistic advisor Jean Dominique de la Rochefoucauld and script supervisor Michelle Podroznik; video interview with Renzo Rossellini; a new essay by critic Colin MacCabe.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographers, Georges Leclerc, Jean-Louis Picavet ; editor, Armand Ridel ; costume designer, Christiane Coste ; produced by Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française.
Participants/Performers
Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn, Dominique Vincent, Pierre Barrat, Fernand Fabre, Françoise Ponty, Joelle Laugeois.
Description
Cardinal Mazarin dies in 1661. The young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, who wants to be prime minister and is looting the treasury. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand. Louis' mistress reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed. Years later, in a coda, Louis exercises the power of the sun.
System Details
DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital 1.0 mono.
Language
French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rossellini, R., Erlanger, P., Gruault, J., Patte, J., Jourdan, R., Silvagni., Renn, K., Vincent, D., Barrat, P., Fabre, F., Ponty, F., Laugeois, J., Rossellini, R., La Rochefoucauld, J. d., Podroznik, M., Gallagher, T., & MacCabe, C. (2009). The taking of power by Louis XIV =: La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Roberto Rossellini et al.. 2009. The Taking of Power By Louis XIV =: La Prise De Pouvoir Par Louis XIV. [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Roberto Rossellini et al.. The Taking of Power By Louis XIV =: La Prise De Pouvoir Par Louis XIV [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection, 2009.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Rossellini, R., Erlanger, P., Gruault, J., Patte, J., Jourdan, R., Silvagni. and Renn, K. et al (2009). The taking of power by louis XIV =: la prise de pouvoir par louis XIV. [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rossellini, Roberto, et al. The Taking of Power By Louis XIV =: La Prise De Pouvoir Par Louis XIV Criterion Collection, 2009.

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