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.
Albert Serra
Thierry Lounas
Albert Serra
Claire Bonnefoy
Albert Serra
Thierry Lounas
Jonathan Ricquebourg
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Louis XIV
Patrick d'Assumçao
Fagon, le médecin
Marc Susini
Blouin, le valet de chambre
Bernard Belin
Mareschal, le chirurgien
Irène Silvagni
Madame de Maintenon
Vicenç Altaió
Le Brun
Jacques Henric
Père Le Tellier
Alain Lajoinie
Le Pelletier
Olivier Cadiot
Médecin 1
Philippe Crespeau
Médecin 2
Alain Reynaud
Médecin 3
Richard Plano
Médecin 4
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I was wondering, as I watched this, just how the last few days of Queen Elizabeth II - herself reigning for almost as long - might have looked in comparison with this depiction of the last few days of the acclaimed 'Sun King". Somehow, I doubt she would have been surrounded by quite such a grouping ...
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