La mort de Louis XIV (2016)

	Also Known As: The death of Louis XIV
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Albert Serra
	Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud
	Country: F, P, E
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 04.10.2016, ArteKinoFestival, Streaming, French version
Synopsis: Death and suffering don’t spare the mighty, not even absolute monarchs: In August 1715, King Louis XIV., the Sun King, suddenly feels a pain in his leg. He spends the next days in his chambers, running the government as best he can as death gradually draws closer. – An opulent costume film as chamber play, a dance of death for a bedridden autocrat, brilliantly depicted by Jean-Pierre Léaud.
Review: The originality of the movie is the detailed agony of Louis XIV. As the guy is almost dead and old and can barely move alone and does not talk much. It is exactly what you see. And therefore it is quite slow, very suspenseless and extremely boring. I don't know whether I learned much from the life of the Roi-Soleil as nothing happens. So I do not know what this movie is good for. If one of you knows and tells me what I missed there, feel free to comment.
Rating: 1 /10