Louis, the Child King (1993)
January 1649: Since the death of his father, the young Louis XIV must undergo the hard apprenticeship of royal power. He must face the intrigues of the great ones of the kingdom who lead La Fronde, the agreements and the betrayals of those close to him. He is helped in this by his mother Anne of Austria and by the Cardinal Mazarin.
Director:
Roger Planchon
Writer:
Roger Planchon
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Carmen Maura as Anne d'Autriche |
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Maxime Mansion as Louis XIV |
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Paolo Graziosi as Mazarin |
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Jocelyn Quivrin as Philippe Duc d'Anjou |
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Brigitte Catillon as Duchesse de Chevreuse |
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Serge Dupire as Prince de Condé |
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Hervé Briaux as Gaston d'Orléans |
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Irina Dalle as Grande Mademoiselle |
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Isabelle Gélinas as Duchesse de Chatillon |
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Michèle Laroque as Duchesse de Longueville |
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Aurélien Recoing as Coadjuteur de l'Archevêque de Paris, futur Cardinal de Retz |
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Régis Royer as Prince de Conti |
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Vanessa Wagner as Charlotte de Chevreuse |
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Maurice Barrier as Guitaud |
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Frédéric Bazin as Colbert |
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Marco Bisson as Le duc de Nemours |
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Carlo Brandt as Duc de la Rochefoucauld |
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Isabelle Renauld as Mme de Beauvais |
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Jean-Pol Dubois as Abbé La Rivière |
| Directing | Roger Planchon | Director |
| Writing | Roger Planchon | Screenplay |
| Production | Margaret Ménégoz | Producer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Fouquey | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gérard Simon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Isabelle Devinck | Editor |
| Art | Ezio Frigerio | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franca Squarciapino | Costume Design |