Le Roi Danse (Original French Version with English Subtitles)
by G?rard Corbiau
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Director: G?rard CorbiauPrimary Contributor: Beno?t Magimel
Primary Contributor: Boris Terral
Primary Contributor: Tch?ky Karyo
Primary Contributor: Colette Emmanuelle
Primary Contributor: C?cile Bois
Primary Contributor: Claire Keim
Primary Contributor: Johan Leysen
Primary Contributor: Idwig Stephane
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Unknown); English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Import, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 114 minutes
Published: 2000
DVD Reviews of Le Roi Danse (Original French Version with English Subtitles)
DVD Review: Like college freshmen corousing
Summary: 2 Stars
We previously got the sound track, which was wonderful.
We were hoping to see some dancing, but there was very little and very strange. We got to see some acrobatic exhibition dance, but none of the french court dance, which everyone at the court was expected to do well.
It's impossible to believe that people would behave in such a frantic and out of control manner in the French court. No manner how talented they were.
There are many unbelievable things. For example, female singing roles were still played by young men with high voices. Didn't the director remember the movie Farinelli, which he himself directed?
Very disappointing, and we had such high hopes.
DVD Review: Simplified but still really good
Summary: 4 Stars
Louis XIV was the most capable monarch of his, or perhaps any, generation. The artistic grandeur of his court is legendary. The film, like most about La Grand Monarch, is rather simplistic. However the performances, musically and dramatically, are well worth the viewing. Do not bother with the English dubbed version. The original French is best. Just remember that Lully was only one in a thousand important relationships Louis had in his 70+ years on the throne.DVD Review: a couple of problems
Summary: 3 Stars
In order to understand the movie, one has to be quite familiar with French history, especially during the reign of Louis XIV, including the background information on Lully, Robert Cambert, Moliere, Prince de Conti; otherwise, the plot and conversation could be very confusing. One of my biggest problems with this movie is that many characters were cast TOO OLD! Cambert (1628-1677) was only 4 years older than Lully (1632-1687), and yet the actor who played Cambert looks old enough to be the father of Boris Terral (who played Lully) and actually was already 50 year old when the film was shot! The actor who played "Prince de Conti" was already 56 while his character should be a twentyish or thirtyish young man! Same with Moliere. Couldn't the director find some younger French-speaking acotrs?
But if you like French Baroque music and court dance, then this movie might be for you.
DVD Review: If you love Lullys' Music You will give the DVD 5 Star
Summary: 5 Stars
Buy the Sound Track CD as well. It may be the best music of the Middle Baroque period you ever known. and see how a dish washer......dancer...... become the KING's top composer in 17th century France.DVD Review: A film of Art, as beautiful as paintings in the museum
Summary: 4 Stars
It is pity, many fine French films are out of order. You may get from used seller though.
I have seen some paintings or drawings Louis XIV danses ballet. The Ballet scenes in this film reminded me those pictures.
Most of music is by Lully, A father of French Opera, that is gourgeous. I had never listen to Lully's music before but they interest me then I bought a CD.
The story is about a life of Jean-Baptist Lully with Louis XIV and Moliere,and basically followed with the fact in the history. Lully composes music for his master, Louis XIV who is a lack of power in early period. Louis danses with Lully's music. Louis takes a charge and power as a king after the death of the premier Mazarin. His idea conflicts often with his mother and Church. Louis uses power of art as the power of France. Louis orders Moliere and Lully work together and they build up comedy-ballet genre and releases some masterpieces such as "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme". Louis is unpreased Lully's bisexuality and some scandals with young boys but also Louis admits Lully's outstanding music talent. Because Lully hasn't been satisfied with working under, he is feeling, Moliere, then finally he excludes him from the court. Lully got old, injures his leg during the concert. He refuses to have his leg cut then dies. Louis didn't show up dying Lully.
In this film, the story put focus on Lully's feeling love to his master which is never completed. It looks like he admires his master so deeply that his feeling becomes love. And the master, Louis XIV acted by Benoit Magimel, is detached as a king. "I don't have any friends" says Louis XIV.
According to some history articles, Lully is a composer who gets the most from his master. And Lully is considered Louis's personal friend. So I guess their relationship was not like in the film.
The most facinating aspects in the film is, I think, music, ballet scene, custume, and arts. Each cut is as beautiful as a paintings in the museum.
Description of Le Roi Danse (Original French Version with English Subtitles)
Corbiau repeats the Farinelli formula, artistic rivalry and social private drama expressed in dazzling, sometimes excessively lavish baroque scenery, music and costume, but this time in its ultimate setting: Versailles. There are two protagonists - first the title character, Louis XIV, the French sun-king who has two passions, establishing absolute rule over the realm -after decades of religious/civil wars- by divine right and artistic brilliancy as a dancer (like Nero wrote and performed musical poetry), and starts asserting himself against the entourage of his Medici mother, the regent during his minority, by building his palace complex and launching a 'fitting' new, mainly musical display of baroque show. Secondly the musical genius Gianbattista Lulli ('Jean-Baptiste') Lully, a Florentine upstart of unbridled ambition, quickly gains the king's absolute trust, despite the nationalist and aristocratic opposition to a low-born Italian, and thus turns the normally socially humble post of court composer into a 'ministerial portfolio of culture' of Cabinet rank, complete with a monopoly which kills of his artistic rivals in operatic theater. The script also weaves a complex web of court scheming for individual power and social interests, and even a sadistic but accidental murder on a young valet, producing a sensuous and sumptuous drama too complex for this format, ending in a freakish but fatal accident.General DVDs
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