Roi Soleil

Roi Soleil

Albert Serra is once again drawn by the death rattle of Louis XIV, although this time he does not go for a chamber drama and a baroque decor. Instead, he opts for an aseptic void, a carmine whirlpool that resembles a blood-bathed entryway to hell. Like an indiscreet voyeur of pain and decay, his camera devours every inch of a mortally wounded beast that roars, screams and raves, just before he draws his final breath. Before death, human power will always seem nugatory and ludicrous.
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Direction: Albert Serra
Cinematography: Artur Tort
Editing: Ariadna Ribas, Albert Serra
Sound: Jordi Ribas
Actors: Lluís Serrat
Production: Andergraun Films, Rosa Filmes
Producers: Albert Serra, Joaquim Sapinho
Executive producer: Montse Triola
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Spain, Portugal
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 62΄
Contact: Andergraun Films
Awards/Distinctions: Grand Prix International Competition – FID Marseille 2018

Albert Serra

Filmography

2006 Honour of The Knights (fiction)
2008 Birdsong (fiction)
2011 Lord Worked Wonders in Me
2013 Story of My Death (fiction)
2016 The Death of Louis XIV (fiction)
2022 Pacifiction (fiction)
2024 Afternoons of Solitude