The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Year: 1966

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: French

Director: Roberto Rossellini

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After Cardinal Mazarin’s death, a power vacuum threatens France. Young Louis XIV vows to rule, while finance minister Colbert reveals Fouquet’s treasury thefts and ambition. Fouquet bribes Louis’s mistress; she denounces him, causing his arrest. Louis and Colbert craft a policy that keeps merchants profitable, urban poor employed, peasants untaxed.

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