One Nation, One King

One Nation, One King (French: Un peuple et son roi) is a 2018 French film written and directed by Pierre Schoeller.[6] It stars Adèle Haenel, Gaspard Ulliel, Laurent Lafitte and Louis Garrel, and shows the French Revolution in Paris from the storming of the Bastille to the execution of the King.[7] The film made its world premiere out of competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2018.[1][8][9] It was released in France by StudioCanal on 26 September 2018.

One Nation, One King
Film poster
FrenchUn peuple et son roi
Directed byPierre Schoeller
Written byPierre Schoeller
Produced byDenis Freyd
StarringGaspard Ulliel
Adèle Haenel
Laurent Lafitte
Louis Garrel
CinematographyJulien Hirsch
Edited byLaurence Briaud
Music byPhilippe Schoeller
Production
companies
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
Running time
121 minutes[3]
Countries
LanguageFrench
Budget€16,9 million[4]
Box office$2,4 million[5]

Plot

The film is a historical fresco dealing with the French Revolution, especially the first years of the period (1789-1793), and notably focusing on the role and the perception of the contemporaries of King Louis XVI in the tumult which engulfed France at the end of the Ancien Régime.[10] The film looks at a number of historic figures of the time, such as Robespierre, Marat, Desmoulins and Danton, in the Estates General, the National Constituent Assembly, and finally the National Convention.

Cast

Release and reception

The film premiered out of competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2018.[1][11] It was the opening film of the 8th Festival de l'Ecrit à l'écran,[12] and was screened at the 2018 23rd Busan International Film Festival.[13]

Accolades

References
  1. "Biennale Cinema 2018 | Une peuple et son roi". La Biennale di Venezia. 27 July 2018.
  2. Matheou, Demetrios (7 September 2018). "'One Nation, One King': Venice Review". Screen International. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "One Nation, One King". Cineuropa.
  4. Benarrous, Julia (14 July 2018). "Un peuple et son roi: Louis Garrel, Izia Higelin et Laurent Lafitte revivent le 14 juillet 1789". Le Figaro (in French).
  5. "One Nation, One King (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  6. "Un peuple et son roi de Pierre Schoeller - (2017) - Drame, Drame sentimental". Retrieved 6 June 2020 – via www.telerama.fr.
  7. "Un peuple et son roi » : la Révolution comme un torrent de paroles et de sang". Le Monde.fr (in French). 26 September 2018.
  8. Keslassy, Elsa (30 August 2018). "Venice-Premiering 'One Nation, One King' Pre-Sells for Studiocanal". Variety.
  9. "Un peuple et son roi : "Le film donne une vision unilatérale de la Révolution"". Le Figaro (in French). 27 September 2018.
  10. "Un peuple et son roi - La Revolution vue par une famille d'artisans - Herodote.net". www.herodote.net. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. "Film Review: 'One Nation, One King'". Variety. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  12. Geneston, Aurore. "7e Festival de l'Ecrit à l'écran : Hommage à Jean Rochefort, avant-premières et "Popeye" parmi nous". e_tribune.
  13. "One Nation, One King". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  14. "La révolution des César n'est pas qu'une affaire de famille". France Culture. 13 February 2020.
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