The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

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After the death of Cardinal Mazarin, young king Louis XIV decides to assert his power to control the aristocracy.

1661: Cardinal Mazarin dies. In the power vacuum, the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Surintendant who's been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power; he overplays his hand, offering a bribe to Louis's mistress to be his ally. She 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, we see Louis exercising the power of the sun.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Keywords
  • france
  • king
  • period drama
  • looking at oneself in a mirror
  • versailles france
Genres
  • History
  • Biography
Release date Oct 7, 1966
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) G
Countries of origin France
Language Latin French
Filming locations Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, Yvelines, France
Production companies Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)

Box office

Gross worldwide $266

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 4:3

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