Roi Soleil

2018 1h 2m XX

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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Catalan director Albert Serra’s follow-up to his magisterial The Death of Louis XIV is another forensic documentation of the Sun King’s final breaths. Here, however, Versailles is replaced with the glow of the gallery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lluís Serrat
Louis XIV
Albert Serra
Self
Artur Tort
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Albert Serra
Languages: No Language
Countries: Portugal, Spain

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Portugal, Spain.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Louis XIV's Death Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Albert Serra, shot by Artur Tort. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ariadna Ribas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lluís Serrat and Albert Serra and Artur Tort carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Albert Serra directs. Artur Tort behind the camera. Ariadna Ribas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Portugal, Spain. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

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1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 8 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Portugal, Spain.
4Part of the "Louis XIV's Death Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Albert Serra, shot by Artur Tort. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Ariadna Ribas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lluís Serrat and Albert Serra and Artur Tort carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt8869486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.