The taking of power by Louis XIV
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française; written and adapted by Philippe Erlanger, Jean Gruault; directed by Roberto Rossellini
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- [Special ed.]
- Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
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- Summary:
- 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.
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- Language Notes:
- French dialogue; English subtitles.
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- System Details:
- DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital 1.0 mono.
- Performers:
- Cast: Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn, Dominique Vincent, Pierre Barrat, Fernand Fabre, Françoise Ponty, Joelle Laugeois.
- Production Credits:
- Cinematographers, Georges Leclerc, Jean-Louis Picavet ; editor, Armand Ridel ; costume designer, Christiane Coste.
- General Notes:
- Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1966.
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.
Gift: University of North Texas. College of Visual Arts and Design, October 2012. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- TAK DVD
- ISBNs:
- 9781604651089
1604651083 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 715515034623
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC1787D - OCLC Numbers:
- 1053082291
270770167 [Invalid]
