The Death of Louis XIV

Screening Schedule

Nov 25 (Sta.) 18:30 at NTT CRED Hall 1

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Details

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of France, surrounded by his relatives and doctors.

Director: Albert Serra
Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d'Assumçao, Marc Susini
Scritpt: Albert Serra, Thierry Lounas
Camara: Julien Hogert, Artur Tort
Edit: Ariadna Ribas, Artur Tort, Albert Serra

Year of production: 2016
Running time: 115’
Country: France, Portugal, Spain
Capricci Films
Rosa Filmes
Andergraun Films
Bobi Lux

Director

Albert Serra
Director, producer and script-writer born in Banyoles.
PhD in Literary Theory & Comparative Literature and BA in Spanish Philology.
He writes and directs Honour of the Knights and Birdsong both premiered at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. He directs the The Names of Christ for MACBA and Lord Worked Wonders in Me for CCCB. He receives the LUMA Award, granted by the LUMA Foundation, Recontres d'Arles 2011. He takes part in dOCUMENTA (13) with the project The Three Little Pigs, especially conceived for the venue. He writes and directs Story of My Death, premiered at Locarno Film Festival Festival, awarded the Golden Leopard for the Best Film. Centre Pompidou (Paris), Bozar Center (Brussels), Arsenal Institut (Berlin) and Indie Festival (Sao Paulo), Tate Modern (London), Filmforumfestival (Undine) entrust him with a carte blanche and a retrospective of all his films. The government of Catalonia awarded Andergraun Films in 2014 for its career. He is selected to represent the Catalan pavilion for the Venice Biennale of Art 2015, with the piece Singularity. His last feature film Last Days of Louis XIV, with Jean-Pierre Léaud staring the King in his deathbed, was premiered in Cannes Film Festival, official selection.