The Death of Louis XIV .

The Death of Louis XIV

Actors:  Patrick d'Assumçao, Olivier Cadiot, Marc Susini, Lluís Serrat, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Bernard Belin Directors:  Albert Serra

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.