The Death of Louis XIV Blu-ray

U.S. label Cinema Guild will bring to Blu-ray director Albert Serra's film The Death of Louis XIV (2016), starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d'Assumçao, Marc Susini, and Bernard Belin. The release will be available for purchase on September 26.

Synopsis: Versailles, August 1715. Back from hunting, Louis XIV - magisterially interpreted by New Wave icon and honorary Palme d'Or recipient (Jean-Pierre Léaud) - feels pain in his leg. A serious fever erupts, which marks the beginning of the agony of the greatest King of France. Surrounded by a horde of doctors and his closest counselors who come in turns at his bedside sensing the impending power vacuum, the Sun King struggles to run the country from his bed. Based on extensive medical records and the memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon and other courtiers, The Death of Louis XIV is a wry neoclassical chamber drama, a work of pure magic by Albert Serra, one of today's most singular directors. Winner of Lumiere Awards for Best Actor (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and Best Cinematography (Jonathan Ricquebourg).

Special Features:

• Film Society of Lincoln Center presents Q&A session with Jean-Pierre Léaud & Albert Serra from NYFF54
• Deleted Scenes
• Theatrical Trailer
• Booklet featuring essay by Jordan Cronk