Léaud nonetheless sketches a compelling character without getting out of bed. Clément Censier, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Marc Susini in “The Death of Louis XIV.” (Courtesy Cinema Guild ...

Louis XIV is one of Europe's best remembered kings ... ways (by our standards), he was also an exceptionally odd character himself. Those who lived within his sphere bore witness to his excessive ...

What impact has playing Louis XIV had on you as an actor? I think I said for Season 1 and Season 2 that I liked to keep my work and my life separate, and alluded to the idea that characters don ...

Since Molière had the privilege of observing the king up close, many of his well known plays contain character studies of the sickly sovereign. Versailles: Louis XIV didn't cut corners when it ...

“One of our favorite characters, a constant quiet presence ... Not to be upstaged, Louis XIV has a surprise for everyone: “A beacon to the world reflecting the power and glory of God himself ...

The Roman poet's description was pure fantasy, but Louis XIV, King of France from 1643-1715, seemed set on turning Ovid's myth into reality. The palace of the sun would become the king's official ...

sum up characters, explain outside influences and what a particular period means to us now. It is curious that, though Louis XIV is the king we most associate with the phrase absolute monarchy ...